There's a Bug in the Car
Fisher Dickens
Flexibound
(Fisher Dickens, March 15, 2010)
This is a story of the musings of a passenger in a car who has noticed there is a bug in the car travelling along with him, his father and his mother. As the trip progresses, the passenger wonders different things about the bug, such as why it is there, where it is going, what it will do when it gets there and other things about bugs in general. Some of the verses are: // There's a bug in the car on the seat beside me. Is he travelling around to new places to see? / Did he catch a ride? Is he just going along? Do bugs even know when they don't belong? / Or maybe they do belong everywhere, because they crawl, hop and slither and can fly in the air. / Now he has crawled to the window glass. Maybe he's counting the cars as they pass. / Can he read the signs that are up ahead? If he's never been there, will he know what he's read? / Where is he going? Did he tell his mother? Will he phone when he gets there? Is he meeting his brother? / What if he finds he's in the wrong car? If so, I hope we don't drive him too far. / Maybe he's wanting the window rolled down. I don't really know, he's just looking around. / Could he be talking? It's hard to tell. For me to hear him, he'd need to yell. / What if he needs something to eat? Will he find crumbs under the seat? / Is his sister here, too? Is she hiding somewhere? Because I feel something moving up in my hair. / Do you think he threw his suitcase in the back? Did he pack a clean shirt and maybe a snack? / What if he finds he hates where we're going? Will he hop on a boat and try out some rowing? / Now he's decided to climb on Dad's hat. Is he helping him drive or just reading the map? / I hope he is not a bug who will bite or lay a bug egg when out of sight. / How'd he think of this trip? Did he make his own plans? Did he make reservations? Does he care where he lands? / Maybe sometimes he walks and not rides. Are bugs just like us? Do they need exercise? // And the wondering continues until the end of the trip when...