They seem to be a problem at the moment! (You'll be pleased to know that I got the little blighter eventually!)


Bloody Flies!

Out of the corner of my beady eye,
I see him again, little black fly.
As with poems and words I'm constantly toying,
I find his presence so bloody annoying!

Round and round he circles the room,
trying to swat him, I just start to swoon.
Mother sits there watching me try,
saying,"Norma you'll get him I'm sure by-and-by,
but I think you'd find him much easier to thwack,
if only an elephant sat there on his back!"

This little black fly I really detest,
mother says he was put on the Earth as a pest.
He's certainly that, I feel I must say,
and I'll get no peace 'til he just flies away.

O God he's still here, and driving me mad.
If I could just swat him, I'd really be glad.
Not much else can I think of to say,
except that this fly is just ruining my day!



Poetry by normalil
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Written on 2007-05-11 at 14:27

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Amy Buchanan
Your poem reminds me of what I went through last winter. These little black flies came in with the plants I brought in from outside. All winter long they were landing on my plate, my computer, and on the television screen. They even flew up my nose a few times. Thank you for sharing a bothersome problem most of us eal with.
2007-05-14


penfold18
I know what you mean, they drive you to distraction with their constant buzzing and flitting around, if I can't kill it I give up on the writing, this is indeed a funny write and one I much enjoyed Norma.
2007-05-12


F.i.in.e Moods The PoetBay support member heart!
this is so very funny... i could just imagine this little fly that is so tiny in proportion to us, but whoa can it be a large nuisance that tugs really good at our nerves lol wonderful... sorry for your annoyance though, but it was very entertaining the way you brought me into the moment with your words... i can certainly relate lol :) :f xx
2007-05-11



And this poem has just made mine norma!lol I have this fly in my car, a fruit fly I think, and I just can't catch it. One day it will be the death of me. Bloody flies indeed!lol Tai
2007-05-11