Oh Hedgehog,
if you would just stay
among hedges all would be well.
Instead, you run pell-mell
on stilts. There will be hell to pay.
You are an inoffensive brute
and easy prey
for car or hound.
You deserve safer ground.
Reluctantly, I use my boot
to shunt you
off the road, at least.
You clamp yourself tight as a fist,
and squeak ... Resist, resist
this interfering
human beast.
Richard Fleming
