Poetry

Finding a Bug on a Summer Morning

Ella Fasciano

herethis is a black dot.that moves uncontrollably in the slight breezeat odd anglesin twisted, bent wayslooking almost as if it is graspingat the delicate balance it now hangs inmy breath is heavyas I try to make it fly, againthe damage worsensand breaksthis is not your final resting placeI whispermy voice carried off by the windI blowhardmy tiny black dotflies away

Finding a Bug on a Summer Morning Ella Fasciano
Ella Fasciano, 13
Lebanon, New Jersey

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