Splat

On my porch,
La Cucaracha appears 
creeping like an army tank prying,                                           
his long antennae used for spying
this cockroach doesn’t belong in my world

“Hey, you’ll die tonight!”
repulsive insect,
colored a liver yellow

Roaches can live without heads.
when he dies...it’s all or nothing
fearless is a word that describes this bug
I warned him to go away

Has he earned the right to live with impunity...hmmm
God makes him too!
Let him be and give him his freedom

Squashed, flattened, splattered
any word will do
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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