Death throes in the hedgerows, bones beneath the grass Flesh and fur and gravel mix, as giant cars crush past Insects on the windscreens, feathers on the grille Skulls along the bumpers, red coatings to the sills Of squashed things. Airborne fowl make fatal flights, rodents fatal runs Slugs make fatal slithers to a cliff edge one by one All share one long grey graveyard, one hallowed stretch of ground That countless fours of phantom paws, plod around. Squashed things on the road. Driving is so tedious, turn the radio on Switch the heater up full blast, speed along Cocooned in a cosy corner, at the wheel, on the side. in the front Gliding along in perfect comfort - what was that bump? Fox to rook, slug to deer Can to hedgehog, all lust smears of… Squashed things on the road.