POEM BY PAULINA PAMPOUDIS
BEETLE
Work
of exquisite beauty
expertly crafted
exoskeleton
impenetrable diamond chest
complete armory
expensively equipped
highly analytical vision
thousands of megapixels
precise sensory antennae
strong claws
lining of the wings
precious, silky
perfect
fully armed
for the day’s struggle
broken
in the beak of the bird
Manolis Aligizakis 