There will come a time
Closer than I think
When only mosquitoes
Will be attracted to me.
Even the fleas will flee
On a fragrant summer breeze
And the bees
Well,
They will do
What they please.
Perhaps I would like them better
If there was some courtship
Some more flirtation
Before they try to penetrate me.
In any case
I will be discreet
I won't sleep
With everything
That is attracted to me.
Doug Holder is the co-president of the New England Poetry Club, and the founder of the Ibbetson Street Press. He teaches creative writing at Endicott College, and his work has appeared in Molecule, Soul-lit, Worcester Review, South Florida Poetry Journal and more..
Co-President of the New England Poetry Club
Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene http://dougholder.blogspot.com
Ibbetson Street Press http://www.ibbetsonpress.com
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Doug Holder CV http://www.dougholderresume.
Doug Holder's Columns in The Somerville Times
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