Jester by Vocation
Think of me as a flitting fly;
I watch you with my ogling eye
From dusty corners and dank drains,
Always annoying–it remains
Your maddened wish to swat at me
And make the nasty nuisance flee,
But as you, saddened, quickly learn,
I stick to you at every turn,
For flies don’t go away with ease
Though you persist, and if you please,
Our lineage hews to this crime
Of stalking, to the end of time.
Art-Colored Glasses 
I have little gnats in my house and every one I swat I feel guilty over. I can’t kill spiders either!
Whether they’re human social gadflies or actual insects, all serve a certain purpose, no matter how annoying they might be! š
Oh, I don’t know. Have been witness to a few gnats more than annoying– downright dangerous to life & limb might be a better description…
. . . and once in a while, dangerous to their *own* lives and limbs if they persist in being so pernicious!!! {Pass me that bug zapper!!!}
I get strange reactions when I object to anyone filling an insect, especially a fly. My mom, who is otherwise a very non-violent person, can’t not control her urge to beat them to death! But nothing I can say will deter her and I’m afraid I just have to look away.
Sorry for my absence! Hope you are,very well.
Thank you, I’m quite well. I hope you and your mother are, too. I think my urge with flies is to swat them away rather than smash them, but I admit I abhor having them buzz me and land on me. I love *looking* at all sorts of insects, but don’t particularly enjoy *contact* with them! š