Poetry: Struggle to live
Swatted a wasp
It fell into the sink
Not dead – just stunned
Could have smashed it
Didn’t
Turned the hot water on instead
Stood watching as it struggled with all the energy it had
To live
Could have pulled out the drain catcher
Didn’t
Don’t know why
Stood mesmerized, watching
Why didn’t he just give up
Why was he fighting so hard
For what
Kept watching till the bitter end
The struggle of one wasp – or
The struggle of us all
To hang on to life for as long as we can
published on 11/16/04
