Street Encounter

 a pest control truck following me
in weather like this
honking like a last chance ring toss 

the driver i guess saw a pest in me
on a day like this
following me, a bug-killing ice cream truck

hey hey i see you i think we should kill you
i'm looking for milk
well you're secretly vermin and everyone knows

oh petulant pestilence! he sees me, at least
today I resolved to be joyful
too late, I am a roach, too eternal for joy

3 comments:

  1. when mo ran away from home last year (!) a pest control van saw an unaccompanied 4 year old and drove slowly alongside him until he made his way back home (it was a jaunt around the block)

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