This is another flashback from my old blog, incite.thought. Every now and again, I scroll through those entries, looking for links to stories that I’d like to revisit or trying to refresh my memory regarding something I discussed before. Honestly, though, the more I review those entries, the more I’m tempted to delete that blog from existence. I was so<\/em> angry.<\/p>\n

However, every now and then, I did have moments of silliness. Like this one. Listed under the title, “whimsical vacation edition,” this was a random little poem I wrote after photographing the praying mantis that hung out around my apartment every spring. I thought having a praying mantis outside my door was awesome. Jodie, however, had different thoughts on the matter, which hopefully I have properly expressed at the end of this poem \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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praying mantis!
\noffering psalms with alien palms,
\nyour silhouette evangelical.<\/p>\n

preying mantis!
\nwatchful eye as I stride by,
\nyour posture puritanical.<\/p>\n

playing mantis!
\nlimbs so strange, colors that change,
\nyour image so fantastical.<\/p>\n

my dog would love to eat you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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