Poem

Creepy Sensations

(Formication)

I'm being bugged by an unseen mosquito

No matter how hard I keep slapping myself

I'm starting to feel the creeps crawling on me

Tingling sensations begin to assault my nerves

I feel 'em everywhere, on the bottom of my feet

Up the back of my leg, up my spine and neck

Crawling around my scalp like a lice infestation

I squeeze my eyes shut and I contort my face

I plug fingers in my ears and I shut my mouth

Starting to feel jumpy, I fear I'm going crazy

Tonto, get the dang jeepers creepers off me!

© Ipo Dec. 2010