To THE Cockroach
written by: Joan McNerney
My last stay in New York City
assured me of your aerial prowess.
How you flew around my
kitchen filled me with awe!
Sadly I remember earlier days
when you were often stuck
in those hideous “roach motels”
and couldn’t move away.
One charlatan offered me
a chocolate covered roach.
I ate one fooled by fancy
packaging but not a second.
Your ability to survive atomic fallout
is well documented. Yes, we spied
on your species scurrying
around nuclear waste with glee.
I am sure by now these undefeated
cockroaches are sailing waters
in both sewers and oceans with ease.
Hail to you…I praise your survival!
Joan McNerney has been the recipient of three scholarships. She has recited her work at the National Arts Club, New York City, State University of New York, Oneonta, McNay Art Institute, San Antonio and the University of Houston, Texas. Published worldwide in over thirty five countries, her work has appeared in literary publications too numerous to mention. Four Best of the Net nominations have been awarded to her. The Muse in Miniature, Love Poems for Michael and At Work are available on Amazon. A new release entitled Light & Shadow explores the recent historic COVID pandemic.
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