Madagascar Where Did You Go

Madagascar where did you go For weeks you came to my picnic My sanctuary Unceremoniously and unwanted And mostly uninvited Like the proverbial red ants Like a lover I once knew Everyday ... there you were A lemur A chameleon Perched on my blanket of poetry Staring with those curious eyes Yearning for validation And perhaps a future visit I must admit you're a nuisance A pop-up, a laugh, a nightmare For weeks on end I saw your faces Burning in my memory Trolled and uncontrolled Now that you're gone I look out the window I imagine lions, giraffes, and rhino's Running wildly towards my picnic connie pacheco 10/20/22 Note-for weeks on end, I would come to this site and be inundated with ads. The Madagascar ad takes the cake. Lately it's gotten worse.