Bobbing along the water, lightning bugs bedazzle the bayou
\nand
\nentice each other, frogs, and humans alike.
\nSo, when you finally pull into the carport
\nCausing the flood light to distract from the
\nlightbulb show,
\nI am reasonably annoyed.
\nIt is insect ass that I want to see\u2013
\nNot yours.
\nYou are as welcomed here as an elbow to the ribs.<\/p>\n
Without you, there is no tremor.
\nI don\u2019t wonder who I should be
\nto accommodate for your many moods.
\nTo be honest, I don\u2019t know why I tremor.
\nHere, you are as out of place as an elk.
\nYou demand firm land to trample, and like swamp
\nI yield beneath the weight of you.
\nNot all things that swim belong in these waters.<\/p>\n
I am one with the alligators, snakes, and bears.
\nThe spirits of my ancestors ride these waters,
\nAnd they taught me to top the beets and sprinkle the cinnamon to hide the signs of deeper roots,
\nAnd they they taught me what to keep next to the bucket of fishing bait,
\nAnd what to say over the jambalaya pot
\nThat will make you stay gone this time.<\/p>\n
So keep the truck running.
\nLeave your jacket on.
\nYou won\u2019t be staying here for long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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