Botfly Maggot, By Brian37 (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB/META and @Brianrrs37 on Twitter/X)

I never heard of this species before
It sounded outrageous, myth to the core
It had to be fake, I thought for sure
Under your skin the larvae can bore


I saw a video, it was full of gore
The victim a squirrel, it’s cheek was bloated
Sharp eyed Samaritans, had quickly noticed
Watching it I thought chances were remote

That the cute little thing would survive
Would the squirl make it out alive
Needle nose scissors bent at the tip
Could they withdraw it, would it do the trick?

That little bastard was dug in and thick
Tug and tug, and just like blackhead
They got it out , and it looked of dread
The type of monster that sleeps under your bed

I saw another this time a cat
In the side of it’s neck the bastard sat
Little spikes make it hard to extract
They had to be gentle to get the frack

It left a hole, like stabbed with a pen
They got the fucker out, the feline will mend
It grossed me out until the end
That is when I realized then

Mar A Lago is his den.
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