Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Standing Water

For a while there we had the mosquitoes 
under control to the point where you could
keep your windows open at night without
worrying about losing a drop of blood but
we let our guard down and the standing
water proliferate and now the mosquitoes
are back with a vengeance but this time
no one's talking about striking the source
and out come the sprays and pungent 
patches and other stuff that does not
work as we wave our sparklers in
the darkness making patterns that 
linger like memories of better days.    

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