Bugged

*** Bugged *** Summer is here. A beautiful time of the year, or nearly. If only it only gave life to the good and better Of useful insects, while lurring the others To stay far away! I check my purchased pantry pest trap. See if I’ve caught the annoying (cousin of a) gnat, Who flew around my nose and dinner all winter, And who it appears Intends to flit by annoying me for a whole year! I didn’t think gnats lived that long — I’ve laid down the glue house for him to settle in And buzz his wee, dying song. I’ve wondered if the vast cosmos thinks Of me similarly, Declaring over my life A magical, “Curse that annoyer!” jinx? Perhaps that’s the reason we humans Have been taught to be thanful for each new day And blessed hours as they come, So like that gnat, (still near me here), We won’t think in terms of years following years? —————————————————————————————————————————————— (c) sally young eslinger 6/20/2023