Fungal feeding frenzy,
malicious maggot malware,
nibbling, writhing,
homing in
where soft flesh is most exposed,
fondness for frailty
and appetite for Achilles heel
driving gluttony to new depths.
At first bite,
you panic;
to be thus consumed
wasn’t on your list,
or even your radar.
But
Nature demands that
dead flesh be disposed of;
it is the way of the world
to devour the dross,
ply fangs to cadavers.
When once Death is murdered,
what is alive can truly live.
Don’t suffer what is already dead
to be termed a loss;
rather,
rejoice that what is breathing,
viable,
dynamic,
is being purged,
cleansed,
sterilized.
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The process of refinement can be so very painful! It is hard to keep our eyes on the prize to come when we start losing parts of ourselves…but letting go of what is lesser to gain what is more moves us ever forward on our journey.
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
Which is why we need flies … (unfortunately)
Great poems again Melody
Too true! A necessary evil, for the common good.
Is that why we NEED flies? I always wondered…..Why flies?
I don’t know – they clean up all the gross disgusting rotting stuff – so I guess they are useful?? 🙂
Because they lay their larvae which gets rid of dead stuff. Then the spiders eat them 😉
What a deep lesson for us today Melody! Thank you and God bless!
Thanks Debbie!
Oh wow, this is heavy-duty. Good message.
Kleenexes all around?
I already have an endless headache–if I cry, it’ll kill me for sure. Blame it on the piggy-back of Full Moon and Halloween…
Double Whammy – not good…