May 9, 2012

  • Ticks

    I keep checking for ticks
    Running my hands through my hair
    I know they are there
    Itching, scratching, crawling
    I can feel them floating up there
    Pincers flailing, almost helpless
    I stomp with my foot

    I keep checking for ticks
    Pulling up my pant legs
    Watching for woods and tall grass
    Slight pains in my leg where one has
    Supplanted
    I slap my leg and look around
    Pulling up my pant legs
    I flick them with my index finger

    The winter didn't kill them, no
    Release the turkeys
    Review the procedure to remove them
    See pictures of Lyme disease
    Watching for woods and tall grass
    No, we don't have to walk out there
    Just go ahead
    I don't care
    Nope
    You can always check for them later

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