National Poetry Day Message Poem by Pie Corbett
Liz Brownlee ♦ October 6, 2016 ♦ 6 Comments
Message for the Mosquito who shares my bedroom.
.
I’m fed up
with the way
you keep me awake.
.
You wait
till I’ve just turned out the light
and settled down
for a good night’s zizz
before starting up
your irritating whine,
announcing,
‘Mister Mosquito
is out for a bite.’
.
At any second
I expect to feel you
puncture my skin
and suck my blood.
.
Tiny vampire,
I am not your personal
Ketchup bottle.
If I find you’ve settled nearby,
I’ll swat you flat.
Be warned –
go pester
some other
sauce of blood.
.
© Pie Corbett
- Posted in: National Poetry Day ♦ National Poetry Day 2016 ♦ Poems
- Tagged: Forward Arts Foundation, fun, Message poem, Mosquito, National Poetry Day, poem, poetry, wildlife
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lizbrownlee - poet 
I sympathise with Pie. After 15 years in the trpics i know how it feels!
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I feel blessed not to have had this trouble! But you know, the male ones that make the noise don’t eat you – it’s the silent female ones you need to look out for!
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Loving that last line that serves to swat the mosquito with the words!
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Clever, isn’t it!
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Is there an audio for this
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There are lots of fabulous videos of Pie performing. And many of the other poets here!
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