Better than television

The bluebottle climbed up the livingroom wall with real purpose.
Straight up
No detours around paintings or photographs
He had chosen a clear route to the ceiling free of all artwork
The television seemed to mute itself as the cast of coronation street squashed their faces up against the inside of the plasma screen to get a better look at this episode
Had they seen a TV guide that I had not?
Now gripping effortlessly to the ceiling he began to make his way to a small red cross that came with the house
With his wings tucked safely in
His tiny black fists let go of the ceiling
He slid down through the air as if he was riding on an invisible helter skelter
Round and down and round the blue bottle went
His small sound went from a bzzzzz to a weeeeeeee
The cast behind the glass applauded
Until he reached the carpet and repeated the process