Waterbug

where is my apology
waterbug
you're skimming so close
to something you 
don't want to acknowledge
black water churning underneath
hungrily, waterbug
treading casually
but I've learned that ripples
attract the frogs
waterbug
tell me
how far you think
you will make it
before your toothpick
legs poke holes in the surface
and the water rises to meet
you
as it has dreamed
where is my apology
waterbug
or shall you play
this game with the deep
blue depths
until it swallows you whole
but I've learned to be patient
waterbug
I can wait

AvaClaire

VT

19 years old

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