WASPS IN SPRING

Innocently, they fly

bumping off of

windows and wood.

 

Minding their own business

so it seems.

 

Their spring business is real estate,

finding the perfect place to place

the nest,

hidden, but accessible.

 

You won’t notice them again until

they’ve taken up residence,

finding out when you get

stung.

 

The same goes for those

little,

creeping,

thoughts of self-doubt.

 

You don’t notice them until

they’ve taken up residence

in

your mind,

your vocabulary.

 

They make a nest

and

you get

stung.

 

Better to notice them when they appear

and

make your mind’s

real estate

unattractive for settlement.