He got my Goat

get someone's goat definition

To make someone annoyed or angry. This expression comes from a tradition in horse racing. Thought to have a calming effect on high-strung thoroughbreds, a goat was placed in the horse's stall on the night before the race. Unscrupulous opponents would then steal the goat in an effort to upset the horse and cause it to lose the race.

He is a Nuisance

That squirrel got my goat- that takes some guts,

Oh, he’s a smart one:  He’s definitely not nuts,

He cleverly steals all the birdseed away,

I see him hanging on my birdfeeder every day,

He is a nuisance… and I ‘d like to proclaim,

That I’m not giving up:  it’s on!  It’s no game,

I’ve tried to squirrel-proof my feeder but to no avail,

He dives right in, wiggling his bushy tail,

Hanging upside down just to taunt me, he’s shrewd,

It’s the principle of the thing:  it’s his greedy attitude,

The songbirds I long to see through my window pane,

Have no chance to eat and it drives me insane!!

That squirrel got my goat- that takes some nerve,

I hope he gets a tummy ache that he deserves,

My mind is made up:  I’m buying more seed,

There are songbirds I am longing to feed!

Tammy Harvey

Written:  July 26,2017