a tragic moth or a romantic moth

a tragic moth or a romantic moth


a tragic moth or a romantic moth,
flew too close to the light
and was caught in a web.

it fought and flapped,
and flapped and fought,
entangling itself more –
ringing the dinner bell.

a spider skittered up quick
and sunk its fangs in swift.

the moth fought and flapped,
and flapped and fought,
spreading the venom further –
sprinting towards the end.

…and still the moth fought,
…and still the moth flapped,
until the web snapped,
and the moth fooled fate.

it flew free for a glorious moment

…before returning to the ground.


 07/30/12
M. L. Michael 

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