You can’t swat them
with yr hand.
spray them
with disinfectant.
or repel them
with incense coils.
They won’t buy it.
And you can’t
shut them out.
Not even
in yr room
at night.
Bite. Bite. Bite.
They whinge and they whine.
Those old anxieties, What ifs?
Those mozzies of yr mind.
John Malone 
Boy, ain’t it the truth! I do wish I had some repellant or incense to dispel the mental mozzies.
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thanks, Ed; they consume so much of my time; I had to honor the little buggers and write them out of my system 🙂
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I hope that worked for you. My mozzies have built quite a civilization in my cranial landscape, I’m afraid. Could be I just need to get busy and write more!
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Lol; I love that metaphor: ‘the mozzies have built quite a civilization in my cranial landscape’ 🙂 yes, writing definitely helps ; look forward to what you come up with, Ed 🙂
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I love the Aussie nickname for the little monsters!
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thanks Beth: ‘mozzies’ and ‘Maccas’ : we Aussies have a gift for naming things 🙂
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Nail those mozzies to the page. Well done! Great rhymes too.
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glad you like; added the rhymes at the end, to spice it up a bit 🙂
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So true. Love the last line. Just need some lavender thoughts and lemon grass memories in there to keep those sneaky skeeters away.
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so true: yes it’s an extended metaphor poem with the last line being the aha! moment; I used to teach these a lot when I taught poetry writing —
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I like how you hold back for that end. I should work on that.
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it’s a good technique — and can be easily taught, though you’d need to assemble a few more examples; it’s a loose form that every writer can experience success in —
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We have developed our very own take on the mozzie in Scotland – the humble midgie. Equally persistent and equally annoying!
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thanks Matthew; apparently these humble, annoying insects are essential or at least useful to our ecosystem; will we see the day when someone writes an ode to midges or mozzies ??
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I’ve just checked my drafts folder and I can offer you nothing I’m afraid. 😉
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that’s fine, Matyhew; Google was useful in this; there’s a wonderful story by Edward P Jones in ‘The New Yorker’ of 2004 called ‘Old Boys, Old Girls’ when the main character ruminates on the usefulness of certain species including mozzies and midges. Worth a read if you can find it —
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Bite bite bite. Ouch 😁
Nice 👌🏻
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thank you; it’s good to write about things that annoy you 🙂
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😊😊
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Ha ha
Absolutely true 😊
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Haha, oh I love it John… just not the bloody mozzies though 😆
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🙂 sometimes the best poems come from writing about things that get up your nostrils or drop in your wine glass for a drink 🙂
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🤣🤣🤣🤣 They certainly do
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Perfect metaphor for these late night anxieties.
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yes, thanks Bob; the metaphor lifted the poem out of the ordinary, it became a different beast 🙂
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I had some of those mozzies visiting me last night! Great last line.
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thanks; yes, those mozxies are persistent .
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Great rhythm with this poem, John. I also love how you use ‘mozzies’ 🙂
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thanks, Eden; you’ve got to learn to love the little buggers 🙂
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I have never heard “mozzie” before. Love the poem thank you for sharing. Those late-night thoughts can be terrifyinf
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they certainly can — and thanks for visiting my blog; it is good to get a new reader 🙂
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Of course! I love your content.
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that’s great; I’m following you now 🙂
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Amazing poetry and I completely agree
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why thank you, LaShelle: it’s good to have a new reader
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