“You’ve got to have an attitude.”
          I told our beach neighbor
          who was lamenting vandals.

We all get trespassed out there
          at the end of the road
          in our Puget paradise.

“There are bad guys around
          who need our stuff for sales
          to support their bad habits.”

He wasn’t comforted much
          wishing for a major solution
          to an ages long problem.

“You have to insure what’s valuable
          and not get too attached
          to anything else.”

“It’s just stuff…
          we hate to lose it…
          but that’s all it is…stuff.”

He still wasn’t much comforted
          wanting word of ultimate locks
          or a permanent guard.

“Just remember what you paid for…
          beach, water, sunsets…
          nobody can steal that.”

He laughed finally – 
          “You’re right about that…
            they can’t steal the sunsets.”