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Poetry of Issue 9: What would a gigantic beetle say ?

What would a gigantic beetle say in the bathroom at 2:30 am?

She froze

when she saw me

while she was

on the toilet

where we breed

before we drown

I thought I could

just sneak in

like last time

a few months ago

(my kin’s in another apartment,

waiting—)

Why am I here?

Boredom? Bravery? Gumption?

Anyway,

I got the Hell out—

hope she won’t scream—

or fart again

(that was gross)

& I’m not

a transformed human

like Kafka once described

I was found at the wrong time.

Why was the woman there?

(Oh yeah, she had to pee)

I don’t belong here.

Gotta go!

by Carrie Magness Radna

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