Autobiography of a Scabies Mite

Burrowed in stratum corneum I live,

Intense itch is what I give.

Legs are eight in my body,

Egg, larva and nymph are my stages, buddy!

Around three eggs per day I lay,

which come alive on the tenth day.

Night takes me to cloud nine,

Wrists, axilla, scrotum and umbilicus are all mine.

For a month I live,

Pseudolymphomatous scrotal nodules I give!

Sebum is what I hate,

Dirt and filth keeps me great!

I spread fast in families,

Permethrin, lindane and ivermectin are my enemies.

Repeat application a week later kills my babies,

Gents I love, more than ladies!

Goodbye to you, O gentle listener!

My name is Sarcoptes scabiei, a lifelong breeder!