Friday, June 12, 2015

Vernon Mooers writes



Cockroach Meeting     

In the kitchen they gather
like wolves or hyenas
the night conference
to share the spoils
like the Knight Templar Order
up to no earthly good and
then march military-like
around the corners
cloaked in secrecy
like unwanted guests
at a dinner party

1 comment:

  1. Vernon usually writes like a poetic diarist, but this time he employs a series of ominous similes to make his point. The cockroaches are like wolves or hyenas who, in turn, are like the Knights Templar, who become like unwanted guests. So we have a fourfold comparison to emphasize his attitude.

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