I Rescue Worms

I’ve noticed in the past few years

A growing compassion for all creatures

It really started a good 10 years ago

That is when I started rescuing earthworms

Those hermaphroditic heroes of composting

Foolishly get stranded on asphalt surfaces

After it rains

When crossing

Roads

Parking lots

Playgrounds

Cement sidewalks

Well you get the picture

I pick up worms

And place them back into the grass

It does pain me

Whenever I discover

A worm’s dehydrated carcass

If only I had gotten there sooner

But I realize that

I can do only so much

I’m not God

I’m just the weird guy

Who you see

Doing something odd

In the parking lot

©2017 Thomas Bergum