a joke

sometimes delves right in heart of the matter

and doesn't even know it

a fly, a pence fly

and one of my earliest pieces

polka dotted horseflies

i do not ask them why

all i do is duck my head

and hope they pass me by

i can recite it without thinking

without thinking

some might turn and frown

you know that polka dotted horsefly you think is funny

was infected by the corona virus

my best friend was infected by the virus

and you have to talk about disease

and i find myself saying

that's not what i meant!

but it's too late now

the idea is stuck in their head

i find no words

no jokes

after all

covid is a serious matter

denis streeter    10/9/20

pence fly

i saw it land on pence's head
at first i didn't believe it
i thought it was a glitch of the tv set
but i kept watching
the pictures changed, but the fly remained the same
it was not something i could scrape off
did the fly like his ointment?
at least for 2 minutes?
it was a change of pace
and i thought to myself
how could he not notice?
is he that unflappable?
but then I heard
hillary clinton had that same fly issue
could they be related?
not clinton and pence
i mean the fly

denis streeter    10/7/20