The touch of a Skunk

I was strolling through the forest,

and decided to rest for a while.

I was deep in the woods,

having walked more than a mile.

It was the middle of the day,

with the heat bearing down;

All of a sudden I heard a strange sound.

I looked to my left and then to the right.

Something rustled in the bushes and gave me a fright.

"Oh look it's a kitty, what are you doing here?"

"I'm not going to hurt you, you don't need to fear."

I approached it real slowly and was almost there,

when I saw there was a white stripe in his hair.

"You're no cat you're a skunk I realized.

It turned around quickly and sprayed me right between my eyes.

I fell back thinking I was permanently blind.

Trying to pick up a skunk, was I out of my mind?

My eyes were burning not to mention the smell.

All of a sudden my stomach wasn't feeling so well.

The stunk turned away with a smerky smile on its face,

and walked back into the woods to its peaceful little place.

There's a lesson to be learned from this little escapade-

A cat in the bushes might be a skunk in the shade.

Next time I'll be more cautious.