It was in a cleanly washed jam jar that Frank put them in, <br />he wanted to know which would survive, which one would win. <br />The scorpion wasted no time as it arched its back and struck, <br />but the cockroach quite unaffected, for a way out it did look. <br /> <br />The roach disliked being attacked and tried to climb the jar’s side, <br />but the glass was too steep and smooth, and so it couldn’t hide. <br />Repeatedly it tried to climb the jar, but it fell upon its back <br />and so the scorpion launched another ferocious attack. <br /> <br />The cockroach tried desperately to become upright once again, <br />as the scorpion’s venomous tail tried to strike the roach’s brain. <br />With a flick of its sturdy wings the roach became upright, <br />but still it didn’t resist attack, or put up a fight. <br /> <br />The battle weary scorpion grew tired of attacking its foe <br />and ceased hostilities at least for a moment or so. <br />But then the cockroach became hungry and had a desire to eat, <br />so approached the scorpion and nibbled at its feet. <br /> <br />This act of war enraged the scorpion and so it attacked again, <br />but the roach never flinched and gave no sign of pain. <br />The scorpion was exhausted and couldn’t attack any more, <br />it collapsed breathing deeply on the glass jar floor. <br /> <br />The roach attacked the tail the part with the deadly sting <br />and severed off a large piece to show who was king. <br />As the ravenous roach gorged itself on the fresh food supply <br />the scorpion panicked and gave escaping another try. <br /> <br />Frantically running around the jar at high speed it went <br />until it suddenly stopped, all its energy was spent. <br />Meanwhile the busily eating cockroach paid it no mind <br />this scorpion was going nowhere until mealtime.<br /><br />Orlando Belo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-scorpion-and-the-cockroach/
