cockroaches

little seemingly minute things,
that when ignored go away,
but when allowed to be pondered,
begin to pile one atop another.
and they start to crawl over and
under each other like cockroaches
trapped in a jar.
and it's all legs and bodies and
hissing. so you set the jar on a shelf,
and you try to get some sleep,
try to work through the day,
but you can hear them
clicking inside the glass,
banging their little bodies against the jar wall.
and the sound creeps inside your ear,
clicking away, hissing away,
and it's just enough to try and get through the day.
and when they get through the jar
which they most certainly will
just start crushing them below foot
in a state of fury.
you may not win
but you'll feel a whole helluva lot better.