DOP #45 - there are a lot of bugs

there are a lot of bugs
by josh byer

there are a lot of bugs
that collided with my
windshield today

i killed them
with this car

by accident

i wonder if they were
reincarnated people
those insects

who might i have hit?
shit,
hope it wasn’t ghandi

hey, ghandi

sorry if it was
no, seriously

Josh Byer has a headache. Recent work can be seen in the anthologies "Journey Prize Stories #17" (McClelland & Stewart) and "Can'tlit" (ECW Press).