A MOSQUITO SINGS AT 4:30 A.M., MINNESOTA


I,I,I,I,I,I,I . . .

I wing my way
With precision
to animal heat.

The viscuous, warm
Mammalian liquid draws my
Probe.

The penetration is the ultimate
Moment. I gorge, I feed, I
Am at greatest risk. I am
Legend. My spirit will live in the
Great moisture land of the
Forever warm. There has
Been no other greater. I am
A feeder. I live in the land
Of the giant mammals. I
Survive.

I,I,I,I,I,I,I (the sound of a hand slapping)


Stephen Morse reads
"The Mosquito Poem"