a scourge of 13

 

dusk came with the fever

a black bang on the page

with unwavering certitude

off they swarmed

and in flew skepticism

making a double point

coating the surface

with salivation

viva acclimation

excited and inquisitive

without ending the sentence

after exclamation and question

the thirteen flew on

why do you believe elephants are smaller than mosquitos

do they need to fly backwards

for such fallacies are rhetorical

if they were on your keyboard you know you would use them

the glyph like a little midge

warning of the irony

barely avoided the swat

the cross was dotted

with unwavering conviction

bring in the expert without hesitation

in walks a parasoled entomologist

he exclaimed with such snark

the period should be followed by tilde

and all that was left was three

flying in formation like little stars in a pyramid

declaring give me a break

you wont miss a little blood

we only leave a little love point

they laughed pointing it out with a sarcmark

the scourge of 13 ended in a splat

a real interrobang of slight

while the males are off sucking on nectar

how could it be only females must bite?!