Poem: In and Out

 

In and Out

 

walls keep out

leaf and panicle,

 

embrace slats

of plundered xylem. 

 

dead plankton foams 

in gypsum stolen.

 

lysol/bleach

for any incursion.

 

skull-clad cans

greet ant-ful invaders.

 

a spider’s textile

lacks lemony 

aerosol

after all.

 

zoom zoom zoom

swat that fly, too much zest.

 

much life must perish

before we rest.

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12/29/25 ... editville