wet pavement

a snail
a glorified slug
mucking a route
soft over rough ground

napoleonic yet given a waterloo
and a snail can persist
with a shelf life infinite

radial symmetry
eyes that get closer to see
whats to be passed under
and whats over land
under the sea

this is an animal that simply treads
leaving a glittering road behind
were once was not

proving the old maxim:
give a snail time
get a warning from a snail
or get slimed