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Cockroach vs Fifthe Eastate
August 27, 2026
Watched a roach climb up the wall
Of my cheap tenement apartment
Unconcerned at first
After all it as a quiet roommate
Did not eat much
Then it dawned on me
It never helped with the rent
Rolling up a copy
Of the Mirror
I let the Fifth Estate speak for me
Roach smashed
The citizen media was finally of use
For something important
Editor: Lia Cook
About the Poet
Howard Moon is part Native and is neurodivergent. His writing has been published in many US, Canadian and UK venues. Howard is retired and lives in Florida.
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