the edge

The turtle
At the end of the world
Watched
As everyone disappeared
Over the edge
One by one

“Why aren’t you warning them?”
an old man said as he watched
Another vanish,
Oblivious to the fall

“Because my voice
Can’t be heard until
I’m already there
With them,”
the turtle said
As she moved one
Leg forward
closer to the ledge

“But even then,
No one listens to turtles”