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Foray Into Fiction: Earthworm

Posted by Trevor on

Earthworm

Out in my rubber boots
Splashing in the rain
Jumping in puddles
Getting all wet
When I came across an earthworm
On the sidewalk that had lost its way

I could have stepped on it
Or kicked it to the curb
I could have dissected it
Anatomized without a word
But I stopped and stared
At this lonely worm
And a thought came over me

I picked it up
Raised it to my face
It wriggled
I jiggled
It twisted
I turned
We squirmed

Oh earthworm what a sight you are!
Held here between my finger tips
Perhaps I will kiss you
Just to feel you upon my lips!

It wasn’t that the rain had soaked my dress
It wasn't that one earthworm I brought home
It wasn’t that single earthworm I had alone
It was the writhing handfuls of all the rest

© Trevor Dailey

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