VIII. Twin Reflecting, Testing, Going On


Either this planet is more like a sausage than I thought
and sadly, my dear brother is dead
or fury that the rat is playing tricks on me!
How can I know?
Is this my camp or his?

Craftily he places yesterday's bubblegum
beneath one of the fire rocks
eyes alert all the while for his pal
and coming to the next empty camp
upturns same rock to find the bubblegum
and know his lifelong friend is lost.

Sad and still
a job to finish.