listen

a
little
garbanzo
bean

is
moving

stirring

squirming and sprawling

an infant
come to life

it has sprouted 

life

something
dry, old, cold, bland

is
alive
dancing

a green tail

short
sleek
hungry

swooshes around
like
the tail of a jack russell terrier

that little bean
has wedged itself

into my heart

and refuses to leave