snugged us warm and kept us apart
like a comforter over our naked bodies
slipped between the hours of twilight
a certain temperature
a moment of peace
except that when I took my foot out of the boot
there you lay, upside down
thorax exposed
in a split second I wished you were a moth
regretfully, there were no wing spotted
brown and ugly
almost motionless
I flipped you out with disgust
you wiggled through my toes
to the side of my foot
I thought I could push you out like a shoe string
it was raining cats and dogs
almost unavoidable
I could imagine fluid squished
nevermind
between you and I was a piece of fabric
snugged us warm and kept us apart
