Pull out the specimen drawer
see how I spent my summer vacation.
I have been chasing butterflies from sunup to sundown
hands full of pins and cardboard mounts
covered in silvery dust from careless blunders.
When I hang up my jacket for the night, my pockets
are taped up tight, sealed against any intruders lured
by the scent of flailing wings or accidental bloodletting.
For the rest of the evening, spiders follow me around the house
as if they can sense the carnage
still clinging to me.
~Holly Day
Minneapolis, US