View From the Bottom

The view from the bottom 
of the five Gallon bucket
Could not have been good.
It is a long way up when you weigh 
Merely an ounce and stand, on your
Best day, stretched out like a giraffe,
Only two inches tall.

There was nothing in the bucket before you.
No water, no food, no spiders
to torment and devour. Nothing.
It was not your best day.

When you fell
From a ledge or a shelf and
Dropped your final  18 inches
 Into The pale.
No one heard or even cared and if they
Knew probably would not have helped
an alleged pest.

When finally found you had succumbed.
Your suffering prolonged 
judging by the profuse dry
Excrement and nothing else.
You are beautiful and cute and dead
2000 of you would
Make a very nice two toned coat.

I will keep the buckets upside down 
Now.  I am sorry about your demise
In the pail.


JDZoller  Copyright © 1-9-2010
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Culverhouse Avatar
February 5, 2010 at 4:42 PM
so horrible a fate, I like the poem welcome to poetry soup!! keep sharing with us
Smith Avatar
February 4, 2010 at 10:16 PM
You have interesting thoughts. Thanks for your comment on Word. June Ellen
Owens Avatar
February 4, 2010 at 7:12 PM
Very nice write...It made me sad though...enjoyed...Marty
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