Bughouse

It’s hard to come to terms with germs.

They’re just so god-damned small.
It’s quite unfair to know they’re there,
yet not see them at all.
If they would just emit a glow
or make some tiny sound,
then we could wrangle them and throw
their dread souls on the ground.
We spray in their direction
and sometimes meet success,
but they have hiding spots galore.
It really is a mess.
We fight this daily battle,
a cold front pitched in hell.
And now we find, O most unkind,
they’ve moved inside as well.

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