intercepted
between spiny legs
skin bristling at a touch
that offers no creature comfort
between spiny legs
skin bristling at a touch
that offers no creature comfort
a mouth penetrates places
it should not go
it should not go
you'll hear no laughter
at the tickle of a moustache
for I'm paralyzed
for I'm paralyzed
m e l t i n g
from the inside out
until, until
I'm sucked
DEAD
from the inside out
until, until
I'm sucked
DEAD
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The cycle of death can be hard to look at but it's all a part of Nature and I find myself fascinated by it.
ugh.
ReplyDeleteall i could think of was attack...of a sexual predator as i read this...
ugh.
When I first saw them together it looked like they were embracing one another until I really saw what was going on.
DeleteFirst of all..amazing shots! Your words captured the event perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susie :)
Deleteyikes, those photos! the eyes don't even look real... they look cartoonish. i guess, you know. life is stranger than fiction and all.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous fotos, best regard from Belgium
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThis reminds me of an incident in Annie Dillard's "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" and what happened to a frog as she watched. It is a picture that will never leave me. You captured the same horror here - very good.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I love about living in the country is seeing Nature up close and personal. Perhaps a little too up close and personal for some I'm sure.
Deleteincredible images. steady hand. rapt mind. nailed it. wowowowow.
ReplyDeleteThanks Honey, nature can be pretty freaky yet incredible when seen up close.
DeletePoignant words and fascinating images that enthrall. Both the poem and the photos keep the eyes and soul glue to them... terrible beauty comes to mind. Terribly sublime...
ReplyDeleteO dear, Kathryn. I'd better read up on this!! But then I'm sort of like that when it is full moon and my fangs come out. I even have a mustache to go with my beard.
ReplyDeleteIt is not so scary and much more sensuous if read without pictures of these creatures. :)
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When I first saw them it looked like they were embracing. I had no idea they would eat their own kind.
DeleteWow.. these pictures.. I feel you can tell a whole story about those beasts..
ReplyDeleteThanks Bjorn . . . they intrigue me.
DeleteWhat amazing photography! Is it a case of cannibalism? They look like the same species.
ReplyDeleteGreat word choice makes your poem really graphic - in an insectivorous way.
I've only ever seen one before this time so was surprised to see it eating one of its own. Apparently they do that although they are partial to any flying insect.
DeleteWow too close for my eyes, yikes ~ Yes, death is part of the nature's cycle ~
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty scary looking.
DeleteI'm with you, these are creepy and fascinating all at once.
ReplyDeleteBut I have to say, the colors in these photos are gorgeous!
That's a terrifying set of pictures, Kathryn!
ReplyDeleteYikes. Did you take these photos. Magnificent!
ReplyDeleteYes, I saw these guys on our driveway so got the macro lens out. :)
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