I slow you down when you’re trying to race, yet I light up the stage with lashes and lace. I’m what smokers take and racers hate, and honey, I serve looks that captivate.

What do you see once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May?

I'm a tiny jot on the page, just a tittle, But I can change meaning more than a little. Put me in, a nice family dinner but a murderous panda Leave me out, you're eating Grandma on the veranda.

Tell a child to take a quick sleep. Or wipe your face after eating something fried deep. Essential for parties, you can get a pack for quite cheap. Don’t reuse a stranger’s item or you’ll look like a creep.

I swear I am a friend, so why do you scream? I eat the buzzers, the crawlers, and the biting things. I’m quiet and industrious, I build my own home! With me in your corner, watching, you’re never alone.