Creeping
Skulking
We have been reduced
to spiders and cockroaches
and little black beetles
Wanting nothing
but to stay out of the light
Be it that shone on a stage
or from a helicopter
when you try to make your escape
It wages war on eyes so long hidden
"Leave us alone!"
cry millions of little insect voices
But in vain
For the flashlight will soak every one of us
in shrill white pain
And make us visible
But still we try
futilly
For privacy that should be ours
anyway
Author notes
option 1 please!
i'm ladyhelenaofsorrows
inspired by http://i34.tinypic.com/2d00369.jpg
A contest entry
- OPTIONS!!!!! by LoveLikePoetry.
950 points, ended January 4, 2009, 14 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Pre-writes Only....Give me your 25th poem by PurpleSky.
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very interesting aproach you took with this piece. I hate bugs but hey somone out there should give those nasty things a voice right
Thank you so much for taking the time to enter my conetest and best wishes to you and good luck 
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Lena -
As said, this is very unique. I feel that there could be more said here. I like the idea of this poem though- it is cool!
Good luck in contest!
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thanks!
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I like it
It's unique, which really makes it stand out
Good luck, and thanks for entering!
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http://www.createblog.com/graphics/graphic.php?id=66487
Thanks for entering, and good luck
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could you send a different prompt then, please? this one is really doing nothing for me.
thanks!
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