The Mosquito Squad has been zapped, swatted,
And completely obliterated.
Because they learned the hard way
That they can dish it, but they sure can't take it.
They've planned numerous strategies
And tried every trick in the book;
But everything has backfired
And their goose was already cooked.
Every summer was the same mission:
Find a sexy body and eat it.
It didn't matter if it was a booty, an arm, or a leg:
Alas, the Mosquito Squad has been defeated.
"That's the last straw!" the Squad Leader yelled,
With steam coming out of his ears.
"You've failed me one too many times!
I don't want to see your crocodile tears!
You can't even follow a direct order
And always fall flat on the floor.
Now get out of my sight, you knuckleheads!
The Mosquito Squad is no more!"
The crowd began singing
As the mosquitoes disappear in the sky,
"NA NA NA NA, NA NA NA NA,
HEY HEY HEY! GOOD-BYE!"
I type on my keyboard.
But you do not listen.
You type on your keyboard, too.
And yet, I can hear every single "clack, clack" of your keys.
Tonight, as I draw the curtain of darkness
And gently try to summon sleep,
A mosquito comes buzzing, wing, wing,
Sucking away all my heavy fatigue.
I fall into a dream.
Yet, I still hear your voice.
"Clack, clack."
"Wing, wing."
"Ah, damn it!"
"Let me just endure this until you finally retire!"
Feeling a breath, as if someone was invading my bare skin,
I woke up without realizing,
And struck down with all my might.
That was the end of the mosquito.
You should have just sucked a reasonable amount and left.
But as I wake up in the early morning,
I suddenly realize
That my boss and I are only a single year apart in age.
Like a humble Bodhi tree,
In the end, I bow my head to him.
Tomorrow, I will greet him with all my energy!
“Hello! Good morning!”
buzzing at my ear
mosquito I thought
swatted at it twice
it swarmed off
a swarm of one
I looked up to see it flee
not a mosquito
a teeny tiny gray hummingbird
why wasn’t it on a flower?
Little mosquito around my head
How I wish that you were dead
Buzzing around my head at night
You have given me an awful fright.
I see you not but I can hear
Because you’re flying near my ear
How can one so small make such a din
Then you shove your proboscis in.
Well I hope you enjoy your bloody meal
It’s fine for you but how do I feel
You come and assault me in my bed
Caused me to hit myself in the head.
Come morning I’ll be black and blue
Though it means not a thing to you
You’d most likely laugh and scoff
But how I wish you’d bugger off!
mosquito is slick, wily and fast
I hear his buzzing and give a gasp
wearing hoodie now, hotter than an oven
here comes a swarm of them, maybe a dozen
why do they want my blood all of a sudden?
are they tired of the bog, tired of mudd’n?
Quick reflex thought
To smash the mosquito
Before the sucker could
Bite — while the disease
He bore was not his own
Before taking some other's
Bloody blight. Sympathetic
I squashed him all the same
While knowing his only wanting to
Survive -- ironic, what life
Must do...just to stay alive.
amber resin drop
mosquito in a pendant
pricey jewelry
a bee, a fly and a mosquito walked into a car
the driver kept going, he went pretty far
the bee was alive, crawling in a mad way
where is the mosquito? fly did quickly say
they never saw him again, their little friend
a blood-sucking monster whom I am glad met his end
mosquito tries to get me
he divebombs my ear
is he a kamikaze pilot?
I try to kill him but miss
He zips down to my shirt
I hit my hands together and clap
confident I got him that time
I didn’t
How strange that I cannot cream this little sucker
A mosquito once cried
Why do you all always
Clap your hands
Whenever you see any of us
Some of you buy chemicals
To get rid of us
When you all know we're harmless and homeless.
An insecticide
Screamed from a corner
You're big liar
You blood sucking vampires
Not just that
You also go around
Spreading diseases; eg malaria.
A human replied
You're a pest
Whoever you stick
With your stylets
Becomes sick
Whenever I'm about to sleep
You always come
Disrupting my peace of mind
With your irrelevant songs
Making a lot of noise while I try to sleep.
buzz of mosquito
annoying my ears and me
i slap but miss
At last, Summertime is finally here.
It's time to put away our winter gear;
Show some skin and have a little fun
While soaking up the warm summer sun.
But unbeknownst to you and me
Is a treacherous insect far worse than a bee.
The mosquito lurks beneath the shadows,
Waiting to eat people's legs, arms, and toes.
Yes, this critter has dreamt on the very day
That our sexy bodies will be his buffet.
"This year", he declared without being snooty,
"My targets are the ankles, knees, arms, and booty.
But I cannot do this task alone."
So he calls the Mosquito Squad on the phone.
The plans were made as the day turns to night.
A fellow mosquito yells, "Out goes the light!"
Then the leader says, "Now we strike!
Attack that juicy butt with all your might!"
As they fly with lightning speed,
There was one thing that they didn't heed.
It wasn't noxious gas or the Swatter of Doom,
But all the mosquitoes heard was a loud "KABOOM!'
They hit the ground hard with the other dead flies;
For the Invisible Bug Zapper was their demise.
I ask you, humbly, good God Almighty,
'bout the mosquito, buzzy and flighty.
Tell me, honestly, what were you drinking?
And what exactly was your thinking?
buzzing in my ear
horrible pinch expected
pesky mosquito
17-01-2025
A mosquito on
My hand-suddenly a sharp
Swat turns the place still
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