Blueberry tops

chocolate bottoms,

that dough soft sugar cake cone

at least they are harder to see in the dark

at least they are easier to rip apart,

at least they are melting in the sun.

The subtitles say it all,

black and white,

back and fourth,

Belching out loud,

announcing this dessert,

or a missed call,

or the approach of the hyenas.

Like a roaring lion proudly sunbathing,

7 days from now

an earwig, proudly scurrying under orange lights

seven days from now

in the twilight

increasing our word count.

That very same earwig,,,

doubled over

under the cold,

like a lion, tamed.. recoiled.

Are you seeing all of this?

All this without looking.

this last little, bit, yeah.

without looking, baby.

A play by play, baby.