They know
a butt end
bread crust
torn in threes
not good enough
for me to keep
is left atop
fence posts
set out for them
my meager
attempt to sustain
all I need
the chittering
silver twitches
of defiant tail
misinterpreted
as thanks
but they know
the glass door
between us
only good enough
to keep me
from being
torn in threes.