A little 144 word ditty for #springflingkidlit 2022

 Mosquito’s Spring Serenade

By Laura N. Clement

Word Count: 144

Undercovers,

windows open,

awake,

not sleeping,

I wish to dream.

 

Body tired,

Eyelids drooping,

I long for peaceful sleep,

while fresh aromas,

in spring air magic,

waft the sheets above my feet.

 

I dare not rest.

 

I dare not nod.

 

I dare not move an inch.

A thunderstorm,

Thump-Thump,

Thump-Thump

of heartbeats…distract and strain my ears.

 

With breath withheld, hands tense and ready, I listen…

 

She’s here, in my room,

              …eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEeeeeee…

 

near my bed,

              …EEeeeeeeeeeeEEEeeeeeee…

 

flying circles above my head…

…EEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeEEEeeeee…

 

Close,

…EEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeee…

 

And closer,

…EEEEEEEEE…EEEeeeee…eeeEEEEEE…

 

Hungry,

Eeeeeeeee…EEEEEEEEE…EEEeeeee…

 

Her serenade, 

overwhelming, 

until—All QUIET—RUSTLE—SLAP!

I missed.

She flies away,

              Eeeeeeeeeeeeee…EeeeeEEEeeeee… EeeeeEEEeeeee…

 

And the night ticks on S—L—O—W—L—Y as I slip restlessly, into sleep.

 

And the hungry monster,

takes…

…Eeeeeeeeeeeeee…EeeeeEEEeeeee… EeeeeEEEeeeee…

 

…Her…

…EeeeeEEEeeeee…

 

…Time.

 

Awake from dreaming,

Morning rested,

Fresh and warm and cozy,

I stretch, then…

 

Scratch…

Mosquito GIF