Skating over rainbows on the surface of the millpond People call us water bugs A testament, but not to love We’re vicious little predators If we were the same size as you We’d snap our forelegs ‘round your head and drink your brain until you’re dead Diving for our daily bread Brutal nature’s winners Our rituals protect us from becoming someone’s dinner Every single living thing Fodder on a lengthy chain Beetles on the river beat translucent wings on water We skim the oily surface as the river forks to sea Acid rain of no concern We flow into the estuary Sewage in our sanctuary Breed in brackish waters The admixture of elements malnourish sons and daughters Humans are the culprits They make the planet’s bed Higher on the pecking order Pecking till they're dead Spoiled nature’s majesty Unheard below the threshold of our hearing, barely whispering The brook babbles a warning Of an emperor, painted gold Known unto the river Waters which were drinkable Now have to be delivered Copyright ©️ 2024, David Angel, All Rights Reserved
The River Knows
Skating over rainbows on the surface of the millpond People call us water bugs A testament, but not to love We’re vicious little predators If we were the same size as you We’d snap our forelegs ‘round your head and drink your brain until you’re dead Diving for our daily bread Brutal nature’s winners Our rituals protect us from becoming someone’s dinner Every single living thing Fodder on a lengthy chain Beetles on the river beat translucent wings on water We skim the oily surface as the river forks to sea Acid rain of no concern We flow into the estuary Sewage in our sanctuary Breed in brackish waters The admixture of elements malnourish sons and daughters Humans are the culprits They make the planet’s bed Higher on the pecking order Pecking till they're dead Spoiled nature’s majesty Unheard below the threshold of our hearing, barely whispering The brook babbles a warning Of an emperor, painted gold Known unto the river Waters which were drinkable Now have to be delivered Copyright ©️ 2024, David Angel, All Rights Reserved