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Waterbug

The water bug relies on tension,
existing in its own dimension
in the sort of state
that dreaming is for us;

but apply a drop of detergent
and the black bug flees
the way we flee from the truth
that can set us free.

NatureSuzi PeelFebruary 17, 2014
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