Ode to a Bat Killed by Flypaper
Collateral damage
too bad for the bat
too bad it had to get
stuck in the battlefield
between us and the flies
but the flies declared
war on us and we cannot
let those noisy smelly dirty
swarms
sneak into the house
and dive-bomb our dreams
and steal the aroma
of our meals
we have to fight back
and if the flypaper hits
an innocent bat
we’re sorry but
that’s just too bad
looking at the messy
flypaper though I’m glad
not having wings
we had to turn them in
at the gates on leaving Eden
and ever since then we’ve been
at odds with creatures that fly
***
Paul Sohar
