Thursday, March 4, 2010

No Corruption of Evidence

I wait
patiently
a bullfrog
submerged 
in pond muck
clear golden eyes
unblinking

I know
he's the fly
drawn to death's
silence
to prove life
he buzzes close
loudly
tempting fates

air currents
alert the prosecuter
the defendant 
is guilty

The stillness
of stagnant waters
breaks
bubble gum pink
lashes out
lightening quick
delivers the sentence
effectively
timely

life for a life

and no
corruption 
of evidence



8 comments:

  1. You're morbid as of late. :P

    Two edits: "prosecutor" and "lightning"

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  2. bubble gum pink
    lashes out
    lightning quick

    I liked this reference to the frog.

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  3. Morbid, really? It light compared to usual! LOL!

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  4. the circle of life is a crime of epic scale

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  5. @Tom at least the evidence is cut and dry with the cycle of life - well in the animal kingdom anyway.

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  6. flies leave a nasty after taste though...nice imagery, i can see the sticky tongued death

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  7. Normally, the cycle of life in the animal kingdom distresses me. I tend to empathize with the eaten. But with flies, not so much. I'm cheering the frog on.

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  8. Oooohhh! I could almost see the flick of that lightning-quick tongue. Supremely well done!

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