"moth"
there was a moth at the bus stop today.
white, a speck of black.
it flew into the glass and just
kept going.
thunk thunk thunking and
fluttering its tiny white wings.
does it know the sun is about to blink out?
is that why it's trying so hard to get there
even though the glass stands firm between them?
sometimes i feel like the sun is about to blink out.
even though everyone around me
is just sitting at the bus stop.
i think if i were a moth
i would always be flying towards the sun
and i wouldn't even notice the glass
because my fear was too focused on the threat
of a blink
that might not ever happen anyway.
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