It's Still Life

Sometimes You Don’t See It Coming

There’s a mosquito
in this room, now it’s
by the window,
staring up at
the overcast and grey.

It’s flying away its days
and it doesn’t realise
life is short-term.
Its faint voice
buzzes at the glass.

Swat

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