It's All In The Light

Every night...
big, green grasshopper-like insects fly
frantically around the parking lot lights-

and then they dive-bomb the pavement!

and for having lost directional sense
zoom head-first into the wall
I wonder if they have sparklies in their sights?

and then because of the dizziness, led
them to dive-bomb the back of my head
sending me to jumping up and down...
flapping madly at my hair, loud grunting sound
(mom would've come with the soap and frown)
then they circle themselves around
briefly on the ground
as if they try to stall
the next attempt at flight
pavement, my head, or wall?
but hypnotized, they're drawn by the light

and they're off again!

and I'm off to running, terrified, uncalming
zig-zagging in effort to escape dive-bombing
thinking to myself...
they're too big to step on
can't be still enough for a baseball bat
I think it's best to keep running
or maybe I could just buy a hat?

and just as I stopped to see if I'd made it away
turning my head, pow! a direct hit to my sight!
and while cussing I consoled my eyeball
and I finally figured out what drives them all...

I went searching rampant for the off-switch to the light!