Here he is, folks - the creepiest insect around!
He'll crawl under your covers without a sound.
With hard, spindly legs and a razor-sharp beak,
He'll make the strongest man's knees go weak.
It's the Jerusalem Cricket, also known as the Potato Bug.
He can hide in your bed, your shoes, or under the rug.
You just never can guess where one is going to appear.
But you can tell by all the people stampeding in fear.
Of all the nightmares of childhood my mind can't erase,
The worst of all is the bug with the strange, human face
And the bulbous, bloated body bursting with bug juice.
Once its arms get a hold of you, you can't shake it loose!
My brother once put one on my lip while I was sleeping.
I woke up screaming as into my nostril, it was creeping.
My brother thought it was hilarious. I did not agree.
A twisted sense of humor runs in our family, you see.
But I got him back later. Oh, yes I did, and then some,
When I put one down his shorts, in the crack of his bum.
Man, did he holler! He woke up the whole neighborhood.
Yeah, I know it was cruel of me but I sure got him good!
So if you see a potato bug someday while out for a walk.
Look at his face. It's so human, you'll expect him to talk.
And the next time you put on your shoes or underwear,
You better look first - he just might be hiding in there!
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...if she had laughed. Ew though, it is gross...Great write though. ^^
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they are scary looking bugs though. I am not sure I would want one in my underpants like the brother in your poem had 
Great write 
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