Pictures of Crabs

On raised thorny stilts
Marbled lampposts, lifted eyes
Clawed leaves for soft filth

The spider grown fat,
And hard, and round, and callous 
Like hogs, blinds the sand

I know my species
The same purpose fits the flies
The outer shell lies

Barrels hiss with us
Clambering to scuttle time
Gravity's dead claw
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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November 18, 2010 at 6:22 AM
I'm glad you know our "species," David, because I'm still trying to figure out how we grew to be "hard and round and callous. Thought-provokng haiku series. Love, Carolyn
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