An Uninvited Guest

I opened the door of my room...
and there he was in front of me....
A cockroach...!

Looking for all
as if he owned the place
Perfectly at home....!

He eyed me defiantly..

'Who are you' the question read..
'to intrude into my territory? '
I stood transfixed for a moment..

I had always loathed these 'things'...

The image of a specimen

on my dissection board came to mind..
I shivered in disgust..!
Now there he stood...

Proud and majestic...
Majestic... my mind screamed.!
Roach and majestic?

I advanced slowly..

My purpose clear...

Just a swipe...

Slowly I took the morning daily..
Handy at times like these....
Tiptoed nearer and nearer...

He stood undaunted.. Unflinching...challenging me....
Never batting an eyelid...
A moment of hesitation..

To attack an unarmed....?

Admired his valour...

even in the face of an enemy..
Swoooosh......
Aimed with precision..

There it lay...still...
Eyes closed....
I felt a moment of pity...
What was his folly..?

Entering my abode uninvited...?
The judge in me questioned...!
Punishment too severe..

for an innocent prank harmless..
The thought troubling...

To haunt my dreams for a while...!