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Stain

It began with a stain

a fluorescent orange blot

about quarter size

I scrubbed and scrubbed

finally ground it down

the next day:

bigger than ever

brighter in color

covered with blue caps

I thought they were pretty

until they exploded in my face

every place the spores landed

they started to grow.

We in our orange majesty

sail through space

dispense our largess

at every port of call