Roach Eggs in Envelope Glue

by god I salute
the magpie, and
I know casinos pump
oxygen through air vents
to keep gamblers gambling,

you ought to
think about licking
an envelope next time
you do, roach eggs in
envelope glue,

kidney stealing,
he woke up with
a sharp pain at his
side, organ harvester
done been here, bathtub
filled to the brim with bloody
ice, note taped to his chest
"call 911 you're missing your
kidneys," band of organ thieves,

roach eggs escaped
the ootheca of a pregnant
roach, wound up in the glue
vat before being applied to
an envelope, that envelope sold
before the eggs hatched, bad paper
cut on his tongue while licking an envelope,
discomfort, his tongue swelling, pus under
the swelling needed to be let out, incision made
releasing dozens of tiny roaches hatched from
envelope glue.

Copyright Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist