The Endless War

(not to take too seriously; I think I am immune to my "enemies" by now!) How near to us are foes we can’t resist when cells, like terrorists that we can’t see accumulate! What parasites exist within our very homes! We can’t be free of them, and even the perfectionist can’t rid his castle of the enemy. They have no need of camouflage. They breed, for on those cells sloughed off our skin they feed! Though microscopic, they are numberless. For those with allergies, the “mighty” mite can wreak some damage. Nasty, they possess the air we breathe, the beds we use at night! And they will never simply evanesce. . . To kill them off requires a constant fight, but no one, sadly, perfectly defeats them, even vacuuming and changing sheets! Inside the fridge, on counters, in the sink lurk others. Do not be too much at ease. The very sponge you’re using, which you think is helping, could be spreading a disease! Who knows what swarms in water that we drink, on spinach leaves or just a piece of cheese? How fleet is time; how bleak to have to spend it on a war we know will never end!