always an insect /
escaping the light /
so cold at night /
they freeze on the highway /
the rumble and whine /
of cross-country traffic /
fails to wake them /
the birch leaves tremble /
in the morning /
the breeze lifts and settles /
no real wind /
just a soft wave in the trees /
twisting everything slightly /
shifting the scene beyond us /
absent of anyone /
play on, ignoring the human wail /
the audience was always our idea /
one too busy to pay attention /
when our death is no interruption /
not even a wink from outside /
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