tadpoles
grow legs, 
walk on water, 
spawn more
tadpoles 
and eventually
die.

i’ve never walked
on water, 
but my friend
once told
me 
it’s all
the rage 
in
East Berlin.

someday
soon
i hope
to spawn
and eventually
die; 
just 
not today. 

first,
i would like
to grow legs.

-suburbanmike