The Day of the Groundhog

the day of the groundhog is not about groundhogs
it is about covert behavior
incognition
cryptic commentary
lost upon the populace
who receive the message
in puzzlement then cast it out
in deep confusion
it is in regard to obscurity
to camoflauge
to a psychoanalytic
defense mechanism
known to some
but practiced by a few
it is of the hider
the mantle of disguise
the lurking of the burrower.

1996