Beetle
Wings are no good
if you land on them.
You fall to the ground
under the floodlight.
The armor you insist upon
carrying must be too heavy.
If what you fear
is the landing, then stay
in flight. It hurts me
to watch you like this,
legs looking
for anchor to flip you
right. Look, I know
what it’s like to see
the world upside down,
waiting for someone
to fix you.