Caren Krutsinger Poet Light Verse

Dead Roach Activity

The dead roach with its upended crinkly legs
has been lying in the windowsill for at least four weeks.
I would get rid of it, except...
nothing has amused me for years half as much
as people's horrified reactions when they notice her.
This poor ugly black dead thing.
I have decided to have a tiny plaque made, and a little glass coffin.
I will put her into the coffin, and glue my "snow white" plaque on the side,
ever so sweetly.
I will caution the taxidermist to make sure the legs remain up, as it is the cutest thing.
I will then pay him to stuff and stand seven little dead flies or ants.
His choice.
I will put little hats and vests on them and label them too.
Grumpy will really look grumpy.
This will bring the dead roach to a whole new level.
It might even embarrass the custodian,
but as she clearly has not noticed this dead roach in four or five weeks,
perhaps not.

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Gershon Wolf October 21, 2018 at 9:42 PM Ha, ha! I can just see the look on people's faces! ~ Gershon (soupmail) Caren Krutsinger October 21, 2018 at 10:21 PM And I do so like that.

Rhona Mcferran October 20, 2018 at 5:34 PM "This will bring the dead roach to a whole new level/ It might even embarrass the custodian" Hahahaha! ;D Thank you for my laugh-of-the-day... this is a hoot! (Not the fact that the roach part is probably true, but your plaque with the little glass coffin, etc... PRICELESS!) Caren Krutsinger October 20, 2018 at 9:35 PM I just kept staring at it, and it kept talking to me, telepathically, you understand, as its soul left a long time ago.