Mosquitoes
BY KATHERINE HAUTH
Mosquitoes,
with needle-noses
sucking blood
from elbows, cheeks, and chin
why were you not
designed to thrive
on brine, on swine,
or likewise-spiny
porcupines?
SLAP!
SLAP!
SLAP!
Katherine Hauth, “Mosquitoes” from What’s for Dinner. Copyright © 2011 by Katherine Hauth. Reprinted by permission of Charlesbridge.
Source: What’s For Dinner? (Charlesbridge, 2011)