When a cockroach approaches

From bathroom pipes, kitchen sinks

From inside cabinets, drain and sewer points

The cockroach approaches in a flash of time.

Once sighted, the woman is scared and yelps

A chance for the brave husband to help

And to flaunt his bravery and might.

Seizes the broom sitting at the corner

When the brave man comes with the broom

The sly cockroach is already lost from sight.

The brave man hits at every nook and corner

Misses the target, and the mission to kill, fails

Leaves his wife in utter despair and anger.

Finds the pest below the cot and hits it hard

The   cockroach struggled but did not die

Broom snaps, cockroach flees without a trace.

  Nastiest pest, nocturnal in habit

  The insect at its best at night

  Rarely surfaces in broad daylight

  Finds escape routes to hide from sight.

  The insect loves and lives in grime and filth

  Ill at ease in open space and broad daylight

 Always in hiding, retreating to the dark.

  Pale tan, reddish brown, glossy dark to black

  Shades of repulsive colours, gross to look

  Notorious for infestations and spreads diseases

  Now hogging limelight in media discourse

          ..... Narayan Gadagkar