An Alien Invader (Poetry Challenge)

Topic: Invasions or invaders.

If I talk of invasions

and of alien invaders

you may think

I am referring

to the Romans,

the Viking raiders,

the Norman conquest

or the Spanish Armada

which failed the test;

but you’d be wrong.

The interloper I know

is a venomous menace

that is causing misery

in the Atlantic Ocean

where he doesn’t belong.

The lionfish is native

to the Indo- Pacific

so how he migrated

to this new habitat

is a bit of a mystery.

He is a carnivore

and devours other fish.

Once established,

it is nigh impossible

to get rid of him.

Scientists are searching

for a way to combat

the threat of this pest

but chances of success

are very slim.

© Luigi Pagano 2017