Cockroaches

Oh the goddam cockroaches!
Like living aliens from 50’s movies: 
and in my house!

Where do they live, these errant knights? 
In search of food, and greasy squires, as 
they scurry across the  kitchen’s night.

One’s without a leg, a skirmish with a skink?
And two just stare at each other; lovers, or
two males looking for a fight?

It’s hard to tell which is which and what is 
what, amid the morning heat; but I live in
hope, that  they’ll migrate, one day across 
the field; to the rich man’s house, that looks 
so neat, and share upon his wealth.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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