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The Tiniest Things

The tiniest things I can ever recall
Are, oh, so unbelievably super small,
I am told they reside in my eyebrow
Giving me creepy-crawlies anyhow.
To think they live upon my face
Such a parasite is a total disgrace,
So inconceivable this could be true
There’s absolutely nothing I can do.
I wash my face twenty times a day
Hoping to wash those suckers away
Shaving my brows an option, you see,
But then folks would make fun of me.
So, I suppose I must learn to co-exist
Thankful nothing’s living on my wrist! 

Written August 9, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/12/2022 9:05:00 PM

Are you sure nothing is living on your wrist? Have you utilized a magnifying glass to see?

Jenna Logan

Date: 8/10/2022 8:24:00 AM

What in the world was the impetus for writing this one, Milt. It's a bit off the wall with humor and paranoia? But I like it. Please don't shave your eyebrows for if those bugs are real, they'll head for your ears. A far more worrisome place than your wrist.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/10/2022 9:20:00 AM

I haven't the faintest idea, Jenna. Sometimes things just pop into my head, and I go with them for lack of a better idea.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/10/2022 12:57:00 AM

The microscopic world is a fascinating one for sure, I read about those creatures living on people's faces. Yuck, and no amount of washing will get rid of them. I won't mention the millions of critters we share our beds with lol. Tom

Jenna Logan
Date: 8/10/2022 8:25:00 AM

Oh Tom...That thought's enough to make me wash my sheets every day!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/10/2022 7:52:00 AM

Oh dear. I hate to think about it!