Shoo Fly
by Linda Collins
No matter how hard I try
I just cannot seem
to appreciate the fly.
It finds its way in
easily enough, depositing
who-knows-what
on all of my stuff.
You'd think it could leave
with similar ease,
but instead it just weaves
to and fro, bumping
incessantly against the window.
Try as I might to deliver
death's smite,
at the last possible moment
it always takes flight.
Yes, the fly keeps in motion
buzzed on some magic elixir,
'til finally it dies
inside my light fixture.
Though I do understand
that it's one of God's creatures,
the fly does not have
any redeeming features.
About the author:
Linda is a fledgling poet who likes to write about ordinary topics.
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