No Vacancy
By Elizabeth Shack
The hermit crab outgrows his shell
and ranges across the ocean floor
searching for a better home
so he can grow a little more.
Imagine the crabby billionaire
hoarding the best and biggest shells
while other crabs roam, all exposed
without secure, protected cells.
One crab has an enormous home;
the less fortunate are easy prey.
With the rich crab’s extra shells,
will he build a wall to keep fish away?
Elizabeth Shack lives, writes, and follows the news in central Illinois. Her fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies. Visit her site at elizabethshack.com.
Photo by Paul Needham via Snopes.com.