Ode to the Roach

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Small feet tickle wires
Sensation through eight hooked feet
Lunge like lightning, crunch

 

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Bread, kibble, fruit, yes
Tiny mouths, secret relish
World opened, light, hide

 

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Two lovers meeting
Children in darkness growing
Giant takes away

 

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People shiver, shake
Hearing rustling of roaches
I just think, pet food

 

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Hairy legs come near
I try to run, but no use
More I stir, closer

 

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Moving, cleaning, stop
Feel the movement, silence
Two black thorns take me

 

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I fear, end in sight
Two black thorns dig ever more
Frozen, life stolen

 

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Big, dumb, bald creature
Four legs, walks on two, clumsy
The ground shivers, quakes

 

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Shiny claw holds prey
I do not understand why
It throws it away

 

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I feel small movements
Tiny vibrations draw me
I pounce, soft flesh