Share this postA Stinkbug Cannot be Resuscitatedpintailpoetry.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherA Stinkbug Cannot be ResuscitatedPart I, check next week for Part IIKristen Lenea RybergNov 22, 20237Share this postA Stinkbug Cannot be Resuscitatedpintailpoetry.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther2ShareArticle voiceover1×0:00-1:52Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.A stinkbug sits in the cereal bowlI begin washing.Any other insect would have been saved except a roach, fly, or tick—the undeserving.It is not native, has appeared too many times unwanted.A surprise when unrolling the bedroom shade andsmells of old celery if handled too much.Today I decide what livesin my sink.Panick as it capsizes, pedaling airbut now I've started its execution.Allow ituntil I scoop it to the windowsill.SubscribeLeave a commentPreviousNext
I'm on the edge of my seat for part 2 😄!
I rescue those little guys too. Out here in Colorado they smell like strawberries and bananas, I swear.