'A small green insect slow-crawls the keyboard...' Photo: David Botwinik

'Slow crawl' by Trish Munn

Slow crawl

'Slow crawl' by Trish Munn

by Trish Munn 20th April 2018

A small green insect slow-crawls the keyboard,
a cumbersome climb on delete to home.
Wait…
It moves on for break,
and then pause
before travelling back to insert,
which he did, or she. Now lost forever
I’m afraid to continue
lest squashing an insect prolong my karma.