10:15pm
just trying to take a shower
i hear a sound
maybe something is eating
a mouse?
but it sounds bigger still
a rat? or something else
first i see its mandibles
crawling around the poncher
its size makes me jump
can it bite?
la luz se fue so i cant make it out
i get my headlamp
its carapace dark black but shiny
its bigger than my hand
than any escarabajo ive seen before
it has thick legs 6 total
big antenna
it has wings and flies
louder than a barancolí
but its not a strong flyer
its trying to leave through the persianas
but cant climb up the wall
its weight smacks against the concrete floor
it starts coming towards the headlamp
crawling faster than i thought it could
grab the escoba
pajarito eraser
i try to sweep it out
it grabs the broom, trying to crawl up it, still towards the light
change of plan
push the broom out the puerta trastera and at the end of its length smack the ground
it crawls away into the grasses and under the hojalata
