Haunting

Two birds were perched in different positions inside a carport.

One was on top of the parked truck brooding majestically over the roaches waiting hungrily for a delicious cricket to eat.

The other, who was economically beautiful in his own right had his fill of cockroaches beneath the car, but failed the vision of the one above.

One day, both birds wanted the other's lifestyle in the hierarchy. Top bird was so hungry he was willing to risk his domain to grab a piece of the action. Bottom bird was full in his own right and wanted a taste of the occasional sweet life.

So they switched and for a while it was good. Ex-top bird was finally full and ex-bottom bird finally had a taste of haute cuisine. The different vantage points were a welcome change.

When the owner of the car, however, drunk in his stupor waited for no one and hastily backed up the car. The birds in their cloud 9 and splendor failed to spot him in time. Bottom bird who did not run to the side, was run over his overweight guts spewing out of his mouth. Top bird who did not fly was whiplashed against the wall and snapped his neck.