if i were a fly on the wall

If I were a fly on the wall A Poem by debileah (for a contest)

I f I were a fly on the wall I'd have myself a ball.

F lying around playing hide and go seek.

 

I  'd listen in on people's conversations.

 

W ith close observations.

E scaping fly swatters when they try to catch me.

R olling around there heads in circles as I buzz by.

E vading rolled newspaper as they try to swat me.

 

A  fly doesn't get a whole lot of respect.

 

F lying around things that don't smell so keen.

L ike people's trash, dog's dung, and other dead things.

Y ou wouldn't like my job, now would you?

 

O pen the window, I'll fly outside and soar in the sky.

N ow somewhat I'm sure you must envy me.

 

T hese beautiful wings set my spirit free.

H ow would you feel if you were a winged creature like me.

E xperiencing the freedom of flight day and night.

 

W ell if flies could talk, we could tell you.

A  thing or two, like keeping wild animals locked in a zoo.

L ike all the pollution people leave behind, we must live here too.
L ike life without insects, what would you do?

 

Reviews

[S.E. Conway]

i love this, it was a pleasure readinng it, how did you do in the contest with it?