Poison Ivy
You greet me as I enter the driveway
Embracing my skin
Your touch inflames me
The battle is on
My week-long vacation spent seeking
To make you as miserable as you made me
Scratch, scratch, groan, groan
Under bushes
In my roses
Under my clematis
Behind the shed
It seems you are everywhere
Scratch, scratch, groan, groan
I finish my last bottle of poison
Rejoicing in my victory
I can return home triumphant
You peek out from under the Japonica
I hear the snicker
“I win!” I hear you whisper.
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