| YELLOW JACKET A misdirected yellow jacket erratic in its flight seems to know its presence is a source of household fright We seek our insect arsenal to free ourselves from harm a spray can filled with poison extended from my arm I point the nozzle upward never once having lost sight of the menacing invader that comes in broad daylight I push the little button; Aghast, to no avail! No spray comes from the pinhole I feel my face grow pale That moment that I looked away I lost sight of the bee! I brush myself and duck my head and to the next room flee! Timidly I peek around to see if I can spy the ominous intruder thats put my home awry. I grab a handy swatter, bravely meet the battlefield a nearby buzzing makes me drop the weapon that I wield I bend down to retrieve it And say something profane because I realize that I have lost the thing again! I hear the children’s school bus I try to warn them from the floor My six year old comes boldly in, the bee flies out the door! |
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