AESHNA JUNCEA

A summers day a tranquil pond
A place to meditate and be
Drifting through the waving reeds
And rushes to eternity
Catching flies and dreaming
Of peacefulness and calm
Of wanting just to take in Nature
And not face any harm
Suitors they are everywhere
Male bluster on the wing
Hopeful of forbidden fruit
And The craving it might bring
We are the Common Hawkers
Dragon flies of note
Some of us three inches long
In a shot silk coat
It’s a great vibration
But often spoilt by those
Hang about’s and fly by nights
The posers I suppose
Pursuing us wherever
We fly to, and they try
Of course to get their way with us
The most succulent of fly
Seduce us and expect us
To give up and succumb
We really need a partner
Not just a common bum

And so we have developed
A, get out of jail
When harassment is imminent
What puts off the male
Is feigning death and falling
Just Pretending to be
Absolutely overwhelmed
By their constancy
They don’t stick around long
Thinking we have died
It’s gratification
Which they have been denied
And so they up and leave us
And we come back to life
Happy to have Avoided
What would have been just strife
There are more flies in the sky
Of course
So we can pick and choose
Not settle for some dragon head
Who wouldn’t be good news
Shameless promiscuity
It doesn’t turn me blue
I prefer commitment
Someone who is true
A zoologist from Zurich
Got wind of this idea
Watching us in Arosa
A pond not far from here
2000 metres above sea level
Was stunned by what we do
And realised the reason
Constantly on view

His name Rassim Khelifa
A zoologist we hear
Carnivoral insects
Off us he wasn’t clear
We noticed he was collecting eggs
And realised what we do
And he was fascinated
But I can confirm it’s true
Misogyny is everywhere
Males they are a pain
Oversexed and ugly
And many are insane
They hang about in filthy ponds
Their hygiene none too clean
And imagine we would want them
Knowing where they have been
We want to find someone who cares
And shares some time with us
Not some one who just buggers off
And, will not discuss
Our wants desires and life paths
All they want in life
Is just increase their family tree
And just cause more strife
And this is why when Tyrannosaurus Rex
Walked on the earth
We dragonflies
Flew in the skies
Examining their girth
Our emotional structure
Is such that we can be
able and creative
Choosing our own family