MINA V. KIRBY
Night
Adventure
Visitors
after midnight
while
I slept
very
quiet guests
bringing
family with them
In
through the front door
not
using the knob
never
turning the key
to
unfasten the lock
Meows
from the cats
rousted
me from sleep
They
refused
to
get down off the chair
I
looked at the floor
A
moving black line
directly
from the front door
enveloped
the cat food dishes
Unable
to find ant chalk
feeling
the little black monsters
crawling
on my skin
I
became a frantic murderer
trampling
them with bare feet
stomping
and slapping
as
they tried to escape
up
my legs
From
a dim place
in
the recesses of my mind
I
remembered pepper
grabbed
a whole box of it
Sprinkling
it liberally
on
both sides of the door
discouraged
them
from
entering
I
have ordered ant chalk
it’s
wonderful stuff
I
know they’ll be back
finding
new ways to get in
For
hours
I
still feel crawling things
tickling
my body
even
if they’re not there
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