Mantis on the Screen Door
O Praying Matis,
what prayers do you post
through this wire netting?
Are you basking in the sun
or are you on the run
and hiding from the woodpecker
and the kingfisher
who snack upon green bugs
just like you?
Poor prayerful mantis,
so under appreciated
by those
who would feather their nests
with your holy carcass.
Keep praying -
for stronger mandibles,
yet larger claws,
for crunching and devouring
really are your natural faith.
Pray. pray, pray,
that one fine day
you will grow to six feet tall,
the very scourge of all -
and sundry.
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