Of Pompilidae

                             There is a tapping, rapping, at the door;
                             I can feel the thump, knocking more and more,
                             Sending inviting vibrations, deep within,
                             Traveling on tiny white threads of spin.
                             An overpowering lust takes control
                             With the thumping that is filling my bowl.
                             Now I will feast on my good fortune
                             That is rapping out my daily portion.
                             Rap-a-tap-tap and a rap-a-tap-tap
                             There is something yummy caught in my trap.
                             Slowly I’ll crawl, and I’ll pounce from the deep,
                             With a stealthy creep, I’ll put it to sleep
                             Under silken sheets of the finest weave,
                             And there forever mine--never to leave.

                             O’ Pompilidae- O’ Pompilidae,
                             Your tapping and rapping has captured me;
                             Frozen by your bite--never to be free.
                             Rapping and spinning a web of deceit—
                             It is I- the feast- that they will soon eat, 
                             Eaten alive, by what you left inside
                             Gnawing at my soul, now my life denied.
                             Pompilidae, you tricked me with the lies
                             Encasing me in your mud of goodbyes;
                             As you fly away to implant more eggs
                             What you left behind is gnawing my legs.
                             Never to crawl, crippled by your offspring,
                             Eaten alive by the pain that they bring.
                             O’ Pompilidae- O’ Pompilidae,
                             The children that eat and you’ll never see
                             Consume my soul turning me to debris.