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In Praise of Chiggers

Posted on August 17, 2020 by robert okaji

In Praise of Chiggers

And the others
feasting unseen
upon you,
offering their
blessings
of digestive juices
and anticoagulants,
allergic reactions and
reddened mounds
made pleasurable
by your fingernails
scraping the skin
around them, over
and raw, again,
again, it feels
so good!

“In Praise of Chiggers” first appeared here in August, 2017.

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grumpygorman on August 17, 2020 at 7:27 am said:

can’t argue with that! 😉 Fun piece!

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- robert okaji on August 18, 2020 at 12:29 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Anthony. I have to admit that I didn’t miss chiggers at all this year. 🙂
  
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  - grumpygorman on August 18, 2020 at 12:33 pm said:
    
    Oh, but how they missed you! 😉 Stay well.
    
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TheArtist_JayMoraShihadeh on August 17, 2020 at 8:33 am said:

Hahaha funny one

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- robert okaji on August 18, 2020 at 12:29 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much!
  
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turntablesbb7 on August 17, 2020 at 11:03 am said:

An unseen feast which feels so good! It’s a mix Robert! 👌

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- robert okaji on August 18, 2020 at 12:29 pm said:
  
  I dislike being the main course at the buffet…
  
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  - turntablesbb7 on August 18, 2020 at 12:41 pm said:
    
    And why is that please?……. It should have some relishing effect.
    
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    - robert okaji on August 18, 2020 at 4:19 pm said:
      
      If only it did. Ha.
      
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      - turntablesbb7 on August 18, 2020 at 5:21 pm said:
        
        You don’t say!
        
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roxhhh on August 19, 2020 at 9:41 am said:

Auughhh….I started itching and reaching to scratch my ankle almost immediately upon starting to read this…HA Add a few June bugs, and the guests to the feast would all be present. HAAA

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- robert okaji on August 19, 2020 at 1:38 pm said:
  
  I’ve never minded June bugs, but those chiggers! Arghh!
  
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Susi Bocks on August 19, 2020 at 10:54 pm said:

LOL

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In Praise of Chiggers

And the others feasting unseen upon you, offering their blessings of digestive juices and anticoagulants, allergic reactions and reddened mounds made pleasurable by your fingernails scraping the skin around them, over and raw, again, again, it feels so good!

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And the others
feasting unseen
upon you,
offering their
blessings
of digestive juices
and anticoagulants,
allergic reactions and
reddened mounds
made pleasurable
by your fingernails
scraping the skin
around them, over
and raw, again,
again, it feels
so good!