The Crab

The crab scuttles,

taking one step forward

and two steps back.

She appears tough.

Pincers at the ready.

She won't catch anyone,

though it seems she could.

She scuttles along the sea shore,

never showing her soft underbelly...

Until a wave catches her,

baring it for her.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i love this...people get pushed over by the waves of life...and show what they often try so hard to hide.

we bark a lot or show our pinchers in action...but seldom do we make contact..


we too often go backwards because the past has made us gun shy.

[Diana]

Yes, I think you've really captured the essence in your review. Thank you, Jacob.

[h d e rushin]

and I can sense the metaphor of vulnerability, the way that even the toughest among us, given the
most inopportune wave, can show our soft underbellys.

Nice.

dana

[Diana]

Thank you. Spot on.

[Lydia Shutter]

No one can hide from what life has to offer. The truth will come out and when it does, we have to deal with it. Great metaphor of the crab...and personification is wonderful. Unique! Lydi**

[Diana]

Thank you, Lydi. Near typo there, almost called you Kydi. Eek.

[Lydia Shutter]

:) it would not bother me!

[Rita L. Sev]

I really like this metaphor - so timid we are, though we want everyone to see a tough facade...

[Diana]

Thank you, Rita.

[Sami Khalil]

Catch me if you can , drown me by plan but I will stand up with my shield as a man...I'm not the one who ran or hid in a can...Just rhyming thoughts...A very nice poem and truthful about us...:).............

[Diana]

Ahh, does Sami Khalil have a playful side? Thank you for your review.

[Sami Khalil]

Hahaha...You just saw it...You are welcome...:)..............

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Lovely metaphor pregnant with multiple meanings. Well-penned. :)

[Diana]

Thank you, Blue.

[Great Aunt Astri]

Isn't life just like that! Baring our under bellies at the most unexpected times!

[Diana]

Yes, thank you for your review.

[Trace]

Is there a little self examination going on here? very interestingly written, leaving the reader to determine your true meaning in the words. Clever. Trace

[Diana]

Could be. Thank you, Trace.

[Pryde Foltz]

Very nice metaphorical piece. Better to be real than falsely tough.

[Diana]

Thank you, Pryde.