Eva Jackson: 0067

Beetle shout

Beetle cried
With chitin or whatever they have,
But sounded like a tiny girning vocal cord
Made for scratching
And fastened its legs firmer
To avoid being thrown off
Far above the garden.
Beetle doesn’t hold out much hope
For good treatment,
And is completely immovable now.
Inconsolable beetle that will chide you
As you try to save him.