Gnats

As little demons I view gnats. They’re worse than spiders, snakes and rats! One gnat arrives, and next I see in droves them come; they will not flee! A spider I’ll see once or twice within a week. That’s not so nice to see them, but they’re oft alone and making cobwebs on their own. They might too catch the pesky fly which I see also by and by. So though the spider creeps me out, it’s still not flying all about! I toss out fruit or just a crumb, and summer’s gnats are sure to come! Those tiny bugs annoy me so. I wish outside they all would go. The snake that slithers in the grass - for years I have not seen one pass in front of me; nor have I found a sign of any rats around. The spider, snake, the mouse or rat - they frighten me, but it’s the gnat, the pest the smallest of the small, I find most bothersome of all! July 30, 2020 for Strand Completely New (15) ,Any Form,Any Theme Poetry Contest