Vermin

sorenbarrett

An unwanted guest comes as a pest who makes its nest to disturb your rest
A fly in your soup or family group sticks their nose to snoop in your private poop
They disturb your joys making noise entering with ploys a spider web deploys
They come to eat not to greet, to take your seat and bite at your feet
Aunts and ants, parasitic transplants as implants of sycophants 
Get in you way, never pay, day after day, never go away and stay and stay and stay

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  • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

    good write, we all know of unwanted guests

  • arqios

    Like gremlins, sidekicks and hangers on, stalkers and trolls even. Like little voices in the head that pester without ceasing 🕊️🙏

    • sorenbarrett

      Thanks so much for the read and comment yes you have it

      • arqios

        Yes! Most welcome dear friend 🕊️🙏🏻

      • Priya Tomar

        Nice poem .
        Your internal rhyming scheme so good .

        • sorenbarrett

          Thank you so much Priya

        • orchidee

          Good write SB. Ahh, one who overstayed their welcome, and didn't say 'I'll get my coat!' (to leave, that is).
          KP never says it, even though I feed her sewage still. lol. I suffer for it though. She gets out her endless photo albums to bore me. Of course, there's no one else in the albums but her! lol.

          • sorenbarrett

            Thanks so much Orchi yes that would do it for me

          • GenXer Sharon 🙏🍀

            All of us have had unwanted guests lol

            • sorenbarrett

              Thank you Sharon for the read and comment yes it is true

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              Soren, this is a wild ride…there’s a chaotic, almost playful frustration running through it that just keeps building. It feels like everything piling on at once and not letting up. That energy carries. Strong piece. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

              • sorenbarrett

                Thanks so much Tristan for your read and comment it means a lot to me and is most appreciated my friend

              • Kevin Hulme

                Yes, I like this . I'm reminded of the time Hans Christian Anderson payed Dickens a visit. Stayed for weeks until C.D. had to order him to leave. A definite fave.

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thank you so much for the read and yes I remember that story. Some people lack social sensitivity and grace. Your words are most appreciated

                • boot

                  You got some terrible family members

                  • sorenbarrett

                    Thanks for the read either that or a lot of flies and mosquitos

                    • boot

                      Haha Haha...you need a swatter...not a squatter

                    • swedishme123

                      very VERY good work as always.! it kept me interested, though all of your work does. the more I read the more I enjoy

                      • sorenbarrett

                        You are very kind and your reads are most appreciated

                      • boot

                        Is your about me really true...all of it?

                        • boot

                          Dumb question lol...a poet lives a million lives

                          • sorenbarrett

                            Thanks for the read and comment it is appreciated

                          • Sviatoslav Zhabotynskyi

                            too much deceit, every day. I don’t even know what to do with it.

                            • sorenbarrett

                              Thank you for the review and comment it is most appreciated

                            • Waiting for Silence

                              good one! 🙂
                              very well expressed.... real-life social behavior—people who exploit relationships, overstay welcome, and invade personal boundaries. Comparison of people to pests and parasites is clear and effective. Clearly conveys irritation and discomfort without naming anyone directly

                              • sorenbarrett

                                Thanks so much for the read and comment it is deeply appreciated

                              • Doggerel Dave

                                Been there. hosted them.
                                That may just conceivably be based on experience...
                                Realistic write, Soren.

                                • sorenbarrett

                                  Thanks Dave bugs or people all the same

                                • William Hromada

                                  I would like a guest sometime!! Nice write



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