#skink
A dark shadow glides across the burning asphalt
and stops while I fly past
one foot in front of the other
A spider, I thought
no, couldn't be
too long to be one, and slow
Scorpion was the next thought
no, couldn't be
they do not call this area home
I had to stop my stride and turn
sneak to where that dark blur rested
A long blue streaked tail
fading into lightning strikes
A baby, or perhaps a toddler
All I know is that it's
tiny
and fast.
like me.
It made the grueling heat on these back streets
worth the suffering.
Is it suffering if it is what I crave?
Jul 20, 2018
Jul 20, 2018 at 1:12 PM UTC
Crawling thing with six legs,
I'll keep you in mind...
Flying thing with big eyes,
I ate you just in time,
Now crawly-bug I eat you too,
I lap my face to clean off your goo,
Screams from heaven, I must hide!
Yesterday my brother died...
I slither into pile of leaves,
I hope the screamer didn't see,
Stay still, prepare and lick the air,
I smell more crawlies over there...
I get too cool and run for rock,
To sun myself,
And in my sluggish state I lie on rock...
“Ahhhh!”
I'm grabbed and now I'm in the blue!
The Screamer eats me and my last crawly too!
Jun 9, 2016
Jun 9, 2016 at 10:08 PM UTC