Within the grimy creases of our home,
Lurk microbes poised and floating in the dust;
A sullied sign that we are not alone.
We treat these scrounging tenants with disgust,
Yet most of them just want to co-exist;
To which our incensed manners seem unjust.
By letting sunlight stream into their midst,
We banish tiny lodgers from our sight;
And wash away all traces they exist.
Like stranded vampires in the dying night,
Our unseen guests cannot survive the light.
By letting sunlight stream into their midst, We banish tiny lodgers from our sight.
This is a Terza Rima, inspired by recent research which has found that allowing sunlight in through windows
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