Book XIII: Centipede

you really freak me out

scurrying about top speed
outrunning rolled-up magazines

owning the walls
like you're paying the mortgage

on the pest prowl
silencing the weaker

you really freak me out

running uncontested
owning the house

Book XII: Blue Jay

air

raid

siren

blares overhead
as he comes down

screaming down

attacking the feeder
in violence
in obnoxiousness

tall

blue

crest

flares overhead
as he comes down

screaming town

Book XI: Seagull

a naval force
always far from the sea

asphalt and yellow lines
as good a resource

why dive under
when the litter's on top?

a resource as valuable
worth holding the post

conquering the land
a force from the sea

Book X: Grass

upright and proud
none could envy
as none could be greener

standing tall
standing over
holding ground
sheltering units

defending the very soil

they watch as the blades slash
they won't lose their heads

they face the blades in silence
they stand tall
they hold their ground

upright and proud
none could envy
home
protector.