The Day I Forgot

[insidewalkinout]

Beetle perched on a leaf
Wind pushed his crackling carapace
"I am stronger than you"
But Beetle could not hear
Sparrow flitted down to him
"You cannot hope for it"
Beetle turned around to step twice
Branch groaned beneath them
"Where do you move to"
Beetle was blind
Slowly scuttling, Sparrow followed
Branch and Wind waved goodbye
The churning Earth retracted
So Beetle leaped onto the bramble
And Sparrow followed
Sun pointed at them
"There you are"
Light smothered Beetle
And Beetle died
Sparrow did not follow
He scratched the waiting Earth
And looked at Sun
"You are wrong"
And Sparrow flew on