BORN IN MAY

by KHADIE PARSLEY
(EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES)

I WAS BORN ON A DAY AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY.
MAY THE MONTH I HATE.
THE MOSQUITOES COME OUT TO PLAY.
YOU TELL THEM "GET AWAY"
BUT THEY STILL WANT TO PREY.
THE BEES THAT BUZZ BUZZ IN YOUR EAR DRUM
THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN.
THE DAY IS SHORT AND THE NIGHT IS LONG.
WELL THERE IS ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT MAY
I LOVE TO GO OUT AND PLAY.