For Earth [Flash Fiction]

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Have some more poetry, you gallant gentlemen of great stature*
some words have been changed so as not to harm the children's minds



Empathic You

This is a long shot photograph,

and you see a beggar beside a dog
with his arm outstretched
as if expecting rain,
a plastic cup on his groin.

Four middle-aged men
sit around a makeshift table,
clamorously seeking for
inebriation's shelter

while their wives are at home
cradling wailing babies,
herding screaming toddlers,
ignoring growling bellies.

You are awed by a beautiful shot -
and then realize that the dog
lies dead; a feast for the flies.
You are filled with grief.