Aphids on the Underside

aphids on the underside

as the sun rises, a fleeting moment

of serenity before the riptide

lady bug on a windowsill

make a wish, your breath

caused a hurricane in its world

it’s all relative, this

moment in time

aphids on the underside

or, how does life look

when a bigger force, an ocean

of waves, can literally

wipe your existence away

when each second

is a lifetime, your life expectancy

just one day, you would

hang out where no one

can see you, too, and fly away