Ode to a slug

Blog ode to a slug 

'Twas the week between Christmas and New Years I found

Some slugs leaving slime trails all over the ground

What is it about me 

that draws these fouls creatures

My blue eyes, blonde hair 

or some different feature

I've seen them in daylight,

Seen them give birth

They're here while it's freezing

there's no place on earth

For me to escape 

These "snails with no home"

From Avalon, SC

Wherever I roam

can't figure the reason 

they find me wherever

These slugs are not stupid

In fact they're quite clever

In summer they come

in the house while I sleep 

In the winter they slime up 

the ground by my feet

Attract them, then catch them

Then lead them away 

Yell at them

Give them no reason to stay 

Researched to stop visits

From unwanted guests

But no answers to help me

Get rid of these pests 

 

Slimey mucousy fat 

and they're thin

outside if I'm there 

Or the kitchen I'm in

I've stepped on them

Nighttime on Avalon concrete 

Squished thru my toes and

Slimed up my bare feet 

I've seen them give birth 

but from what I researched

They birth underground 

in the dirt in the earth

Why do they show me 

What they do when they're under?

the mysteries of life

they're secrets, the wonders 

Why share their secrets with me

It's a mystery

Do they want me to tell of their life

A slug history?

They're attracted to beer

but a drinker I'm not

But I would try anything 

So it's worth a shot

A bottle of miller 

could fill up a mug

But what do I do

With drunken, dead slugs

Still around me they come

Found no answer you see... 

It'd be funny if they're wondering

The same about me

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