When darkness falls they come.
Sniffing at the edge of night black windows, slipping between curtains hung in vain defense against the midnight things that slink, and slide and skulk.
‘Neath heavy quilts they creep and crawl, slave to the earthy echo, the warm blood bubble, the leaden scent that breathes through sleep sweet flesh, pale and warm and full.
They circle, footsteps silent, touch unfelt, then sit, and bite, and drink.
Red lipped they leave, swollen, sated, indifferent.
Their victim sleeps on, unaware that they have been used, become host to a party of others. Unaware that is, till skin brushes sheet as they sit, and then rise from their bed. A stab of irritation, a tell tale tingle, a red raw biting burning aching screaming itch.
And there must have been at least 5 of the buggers, or one very greedy little git as my right leg is a covered in bites from top to bottom, literally.
Tsk.
Mosquitos.
Why?
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November 19th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
great post Jo! so well written. And I hate those pesky mosquito’s. We are having colder weather here now and they have gone away. Yay!
Does England have West Nile Virus yet?
November 19th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
One of the benefits of living in the middle of of nowhere in a dry arid country…no mozzies.
November 19th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
That was a very cute read…you had me! I was really thinking vampire. LOL
November 19th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
perfect. i got lots of those where i am. and you describe their nocturnal feasting perfectly.
November 20th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Jo? I thought you lived in England?
November 20th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
But, but real vampires are all mysterious and sexy like. Mosquitos are just annoying.
November 20th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Well written! I detest those little monsters.
November 20th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Intriguing … If there’s a mosquito in the vicinity, it always seems to find me too. Ouch!
Hugs and blessings,
November 21st, 2008 at 11:41 am
I like your ending, you had me there, I thought it was a vampire, then you brought it down to something real. Brilliant!
November 21st, 2008 at 2:32 pm
oh man….I hate bug bites. ugh. the itch. don’t even want to think about it.
November 21st, 2008 at 3:52 pm
MIe thanks hon, and no we don’t have that virus I don’t think. We don’t get loads of mozzies but when we do they always find me. I obviously taste good.
WT really? Blimey, now that is good.
Eaton thanks
. I hate mozzies.
Reluctant Memsahib, thanks. They’re vile aren’t they? I feel really affronted when I wake to find out I have been lunch. Grrrrrrrrr.
Boisterous Butterfly I do, but we still get the biting insects. Yuck.
Lilacs I completely agree. Angel, Spike, sighhhhhhhh.
Mary thanks. I detest them too.
Storyteller I suppose some of us just taste better.
Susanna, yep, as real as the bites on my leg. Ouch.
Corey, they are so annoying. I hate them.