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Infestation

October 20, 2015
By iwritepoetrynottragedies GOLD, Wiscasset, Maine
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"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." —Edith Wharton

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the rhythm of butterfly wings
buzzing in my ears,
the sting of a bee’s thorn
piercing into my mind,
the sense of spider legs
crawling up my spine—
my body has become infested
and I am not fine.

© Tommy H., San Diego, CA

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