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its pearlescent green body shimmering
in spite of the dull asphalt
never having wondered at a dead fly
curled on a windowsill or a spider
small, uninteresting, hairy, and black
killed as it crawled toward me --
the trudge across my desk less like
an attack and more like a journey
an exploration, on retrospection
harmless, lonely even
but I miss the life of the beetle
I mourn it -- a shade casts
upon my countenance
at the sight of this gone thing
lying on its side
as if to sleep for a moment
only to be stolen away
by a failing heart maybe
where are the obituaries
for the worms flooded
from their homes and drowned
their brown bodies cast
about the stark white sidewalk
like soldiers fallen
on a barren battlefield
remembrance
for bright red ladybugs,
soft, yellow bumblebees
green jewel beetles
with suddenness
I faced the cruelty of life.
I think.
or sometimes a pipe is just a pipe, right?
we all have the magpie eye now and again.
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Wow, I love this. Recently, I almost started crying because I cut a flower and put it in a vase and it died. Sometimes a flower is a flower, a spider is a spider, and sometimes life, all life, is sacred. Congrats on the well deserved DD!
Charlotte was a spider; spiders are not our enemies. 
the trudge across my desk less like
an attack and more like a journey
an exploration, on retrospection
harmless, lonely even
Profound and beautiful, in a strange morbid way. Congratulations on the DD. 
Amazing work!
I loved every life of this!
Also, belated congratulations on a much deserved DD!
Wonderful work!!! 
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Congratulations on your Much deserved, DD! 
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Beautiful piece! And relatable, too. Under normal circumstances, I don't think twice about the death of an insect; however, I would be remiss if I failed to mention the time I saw a butterfly, still half alive, with torn wings. Damn thing nearly made me cry -- it was so fragile, still clinging to life, and I knew it would never fly again. Anyway. Congrats on the DD!! And well done!
Congratulations on your well-deserved DD.
Congrats on the Daily Deviation! (:
Have a nice day and stay safe! ❤️
This is delightfully thought-provoking.
Great voice and message. Vivid imagery, too. Great work!
