The Mosquito Knows
D. H. Lawrence
The mosquito knows full well, small as he is
he's a beast of prey.
But after all
he only takes his bellyful,
he doesn't put my blood in the bank.
모기는 충분히 잘 안다
몸은 작지만 육식동물
그러나 따져보면
자기 배만 부르게 먹을 뿐
은행에다 내 피를 저장하지는 않는다.