Perec

Perec tests my mettle.
He gets very leery.
He seems very deep.
We meet by the elm every week.

He eyes my pet fly.
The fly sneezes.
Perec sees. He weeps.
He seems very deep.

He eyes my pet beetle.
The beetle reeks.
Perec smells. He weeps.
He seems very deep.

He eyes my pet leech.
The leech bleeds.
Perec feels. He weeps.
He seems very deep.

He eyes my pet serpent.
The serpent seethes.
Perec sees.
Perec smells.
Perec feels.
He weeps
then,
knees trembly,
pees.
Why me, creepy green eel?
he keens,
Why me? Why me?

We meet by the tree.
He's been extreme, even seeped cheese.
He needs sleep.
Yet the geezer seems deep.
Perec tests me.