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Frog

They turn up the heat slowly. Soon it gets warm, then hot suddenly they turn it off. It cools, but they turn up the heat again. Rinse. Repeat... with variation, but when the water in the pot starts to boil, the frog cannot jump out.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 6/7/2017 1:23:00 PM
- New to Poetry Soup ... Welcome and thanks for your first nice poem, Brenda :) - // Sun :)
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Date: 6/6/2017 1:33:00 AM
This is an intriguing poem, read it literally or metaphorically, both has cruelty in it. Escape is impossible. Well written, and compact imagery... Welcome to PoetrySoup :)
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