Two plus two plus two plus two

Dark shadow with golden legs

Early morning sun illuminates on screen

Normally, I see you in debris along the fence

Or on a rotting stump among the weeds

What brings you to my porch to perch in soft young light?

I have nothing to feed you, but I marvel at your agility

How you coordinate all those legs to move forward

When I struggle to not stumble on two

I Googled Centipede to learn more of about you

What you eat and how you live

I understand why you leave sticky packages of sperm

For females to find and stick in their genitals

If you copulated face-to-face, how would you ever disengage

I hope you find a romantic spot to ejaculate

And she finds the gift you left for her to use

Now skitter off – go chase a cricket

7-18-20