#ceilingfanart

a tribble

(one tribble)

small, spherical and furry

does provoke a disproportionate and inflamed worry.

a gentle trilling being may not suggest incessant threats

but the peril lies, not feral, in each replication of these pets

the multiplicative proclivities of tribbles cause some trouble

because one may expect a tribble, fat on kibble, just to double

but a tribble trapped and happy, spawning litters, average ten

which each, presuming sustenance, beget a litter yet again

and again

and again

and again

until tribbles taking nibbles of any loose edible matter

fill compartments packed with pests, propagating ever fatter

and while this does present a problem, there is another question

each overstuffed annoyance has passed from indigestion

and the storage full of grain became storage full of tribbles

taxidermied by their gluttony, and yet answering a riddle—

each creature within reach here became a sacrifice unknowing

so while pestilent, we must lament each of these corpses overflowing

and thank the humble tribble, while conceding confrontation

spare yourself, be warned and wary— you must invite no tribulation

do not, in any circumstance, purchase without quibble

one, not even one,

small, furry, helpless

little

What is the right time?

Everything "pulls" on everything pressure builds up. Then they break because they are so far away the most serious hazard is being trapped in Exposure cemented together blood stops but they cannot function afraid to grasp frightened to obey imagination

proper monsters depend on layers to keep warm They think they have found one another melted beyond return and so had a right to take brave movements

superior stars are hard to find