Mosquitoes are attracted to me By Doug Holder

There will come a time

Closer than I think

When only mosquitoes 

Will be attracted to me.

Even the fleas will flee

On a fragrant summer breeze

And the bees

Well,

They will do

What they please.

Perhaps I would like them better

If there was some courtship

Some more flirtation

Before they try to penetrate me.

In any case

I will be discreet

I won't sleep

With everything

That is attracted to me.

Doug Holder is the co-president of the New England Poetry Club, and the founder of the Ibbetson Street Press. He teaches creative writing at Endicott College, and his work has appeared in Molecule, Soul-lit, Worcester Review, South Florida Poetry Journal and more..

Co-President of the New England Poetry Club

Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene   http://dougholder.blogspot.com

Ibbetson Street Press  http://www.ibbetsonpress.com

Poet to Poet/Writer to Writer  http://www.poettopoetwritertowriter.blogspot.com

Doug Holder CV http://www.dougholderresume.blogspot.com

Doug Holder's Columns in The Somerville Times

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/?s=%22Doug+Holder%22&x=0&y=0

Doug Holder's collection at the Internet Archive   https://archive.org/details/@dougholder