An Invader Caught Unawares

Hinder me plenty
I wither and wither
Leaves on the sidewalk
Stamps from autumn
Return to sender
Welcome to winter

I was a beetle on a tree
Burrowing into bark
This is food
This is home
You hang a trap on a branch
Am I such a pest
You’d make my sanctuary a hell?

Everything withers
My exoskeleton is just a husk now
I took the bait
It was delicious, thank you
I shouldn’t have been here to begin with
But my stay was delightful
No hinderance
A pittance of your time is still a bounty

-k.r.r.

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