Timing
they traveled
the same road
trying to get to the other side
both made it to the middle
where one remained
seeped into the cement
the other lifted
and carried to the wheat
both had it hard
out there
in the wild
their number called up
too many times
grazed but missed
they made it
past their parents
found some hole
and buried themselves
when it was cold
found a full tree
when it was hot
and when the sky
withheld the rain
they dug for drops
hunkered in the ditch
waiting for an opening
to crawl through
they traveled
the same road
trying to get to the other side
both made it to the middle
where one remained
seeped into the cement
the other lifted
and carried to the wheat
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