Jordan S. of Virginia is our host today for the 12th day of #VerseLove2024. You can read her full prompt here. She inspires us to write an ode to an underpraised or undercelebrated being.
Ode to a Mosquito
O, Mosquito
whose proboscis
I well know
whose kiss
makes most
skin glow, an
inflamed inferno
oozing volcano
across the globe
in every zone
your overt
poke
ain’t no joke
no matter how
remote
in glacial smoke
or tropical oaks
you and
your droves
of blood-bloated
homies
drone over
innocent
uncloaked
folks
so to you,
my chosen
poker,
I wholly
devote
this
toast of an
ode
now go!
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