Things perplex me
irritate and disgust me
Things disaffect me
when they try
to make me crawl.
.
Things persecute me
Those which try to usurp me
Things that have
no meaning
without me.
.
Things annoy me
when others worship them
Things that approximate I
to me and are
put in my place.
.
Things nauseate me,
good, bad, indifferent
Things; like flies
in a calabash
of sour milk.
.
I prefer people
laughter and comfort
the use and pleasure of science.
But my head aches when all I hear is
THINGS, THINGS, THINGS.
.
Lenrie Peters
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I like 'Things Perplex Me'