The wasps are coming
Their summertime buzzing
A sickeningly sweet intoxication:
The pull of the fruit on the ground.
They sip, they swig,
The juice: addicting,
They swing, they sting
Anyone that threatens
That simple
Seductive
Luxury.

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Catie Wiley currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland. When she is not writing, you can probably find her trying to juggle random objects. Her interests include texting her friends non sequiturs, googling pictures of baby raccoons, and trying to beat her mom at scrabble.