ethics

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the cricket is laying there now. in my back stoop.
for days dying, one leg disconnected
twitching its mangled body
i refuse to kill it
on the idea that it's supposed to be good luck.
can i euthanize it or will my karma be harmed?
hopefully it will pass and i wont have to find out.
why couldn't you be any other bug?
i would have killed you days ago!