Yard Sale of Thoughts

Repel or Kill

Katie Frances Hartless
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The sky is closet gray,

except for one irregular hole

the yellow-tinged sun

chewed through on Monday.

It’s brave to fight

melancholy,

but its eggs were long-ago laid.

Right or wrong,

sorrow snuck through the screen,

but neglect helped it stay.

Dark and lifeless,

the only hope:

repel or kill

the starving larva gorging

on life’s colorful wardrobe.

©2023 | K.F. Hartless

Artwork: “Moonstruck” Fonscientae

Cat Stevens/Yusuf “Maybe you’re right”

8 responses to “Repel or Kill”

  1. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    Very vivid personification of spreading depression, K – paints a powerful scene 🙂

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  2. K.F. Hartless Avatar
    K.F. Hartless

    I appreciate this comment, Tom. I’m sure there’s lavender oil and mothballs to ward off any real infestation. I just have to remember where I put them. 🤣

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  3. johnlmalone Avatar
    johnlmalone

    terrific moth metaphor, K — and you play it to the full —

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    1. K.F. Hartless Avatar
      K.F. Hartless

      No holes in this one, then, eh? Thank you, John.

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      1. johnlmalone Avatar
        johnlmalone

        hahaha; it really works 🙂

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  4. Lia Avatar
    Lia

    What an excellent song – and your poem is so skillful as always. “sorrow snuck through the screen” – what a great line.

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    1. K.F. Hartless Avatar
      K.F. Hartless

      Thank you, Lia. ☀️Brightened my day.

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  5. Yankuba Camara Avatar
    Yankuba Camara

    Illegal promotion of killing, delete this post

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