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Sep 02
poem
AvaClaire

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
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Posted: 09.02.21
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  1. charvermont
    Sep 03, 2021

    the details in this poem are wonderful - small things like "black water churning underneath" have such good imagery and I like how you keep repeating "waterbug" throughout - it's like a rhythm.

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  1. ZoeBee
    Sep 04, 2021

    Beautiful! I love the repetition of the word waterbug, and I really like how there's no capitalization, it makes it flow really well :)

    Zoe

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