Pray for the Cockroach

During a certain day
at a certain hour
His Creation done now,
something went very sour

It must have been the snake and woman;
both promised to be good
but when dealing with snakes and women
things oft don't work out as they should

So anyway, He got really mad and
murmured "vengance is Mine"
then He got right to work
on His most devious design

"It must be strong and ugly
so they fear it's very approach"
Hours later: "It is finished,
I've created the cockroach"

The indestructible cockroach,
since that very dawn of time,
is the living bug equivalent
of the Capo di Capo of crime

Breaking and entering,
spreading disease all over
stealing food and scaring kids
till they hide under their cover

Then, shivering under blankets
what do they discover
they woke the bed bugs who were snoozing
under the mattress cover

When dealing with the cockroach,
this insect equivalent of a cancer
don't bother calling an exterminator
prayer may be the only answer.

Too late to pray for the Garden folks
they've already committed their deeds
Pray instead that the cockroach gets
the Divine makeover it needs

Wouldn't it be nice if He remade them
in more pleasing colors and styles?
Perhaps blue with big sad eyes
and coy little smiles?