I have trodden many a creature under foot A few, unbeknownst The bug has an intolerably short life span And shorter yet, under foot Do I traipse out of spite or cruel wonder? No, it is just my disregard and shortsightedness For I have been trampled upon, From creatures smaller than me They stir upon me, feelings of a bug A distant rumbling of thunder As I count the seconds after seeing the flash There is a heavy weight upon me Imagine what is stirred in a bug