After the hours for work and for play
We sat down to talk and recap the whole day
When all of a sudden, David said, “Ouch”
Then he jumped to his feet and over the couch
To catch a mosquito flying quickly away
That poor little bugger, he said in a fit
I swear it’s the last time I’ll ever get bit
I’m going to find each and every last one
I won’t sleep well again ‘til the day I am done
The Mosquito was scared half out of her wits
David followed her close as she flew to the door
His hands at the ready to settle the score
But the screen had a hole the size of a pea
Just big enough for that bug to get free
Hidden from David until she wants more
Out in the yard in the dark of the night
Hidden in shadows away out of sight
The mosquito she breathed a sigh of relief
But alas the moment was only too brief
David appeared with a great big flashlight
“I’ll get you, you pesky mosquito,” he cried
You can fly all you want, there is no place to hide
As soon as I turn on this little red switch
You won’t be assured of what way is which
You’ll have to come flying here right to my side.
The mosquito she trembled what he said was true
Against the light’s power she knew not what to do
So David he stared out into the night
Then he flipped the red switch ‘til it shown good and bright
And into the light the mosquito she flew
But the glow of the light brought many more things
From the bushes, the fences, the trees and the swings
All kinds of insects awake in the night
Entranced by the power of something so bright
And there was a low buzzing of hundreds of wings
David threw down the flashlight and started to run
The quest that he'd taken was no longer fun
The June bugs, the moths, the flies and the gnats
All buzzing around had just seen to that
And the battle with David, the mosquito had won
