Entomophobia
I confess- I don't like insects.
Except ladybugs and preying
mantises. And some moths
and butterflies. And I pity
the June bugs their terrible
clumsiness. And I admire
the orchestrations of ants and honeybees
and the persistence and adaptations
of the cockroach. Fuck the wasps,
though, who sting and bring no honey
and the termites who undermine
my wealth of real estate.
Except ladybugs and preying
mantises. And some moths
and butterflies. And I pity
the June bugs their terrible
clumsiness. And I admire
the orchestrations of ants and honeybees
and the persistence and adaptations
of the cockroach. Fuck the wasps,
though, who sting and bring no honey
and the termites who undermine
my wealth of real estate.
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Author's Note
Entomologists are special people
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Well done.*
Cut out the last line and it's a pretty decent poem.
Very fine, Gary.
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Fuck the wasps!
I'd go
"and the termites who undermine
my real estate."
for the interesting ambiguity inherent there.
Especially like the pity for the June bugs - their clumsiness. Good one.
Praying Mantis are very cool. I'm also partial to dragonflies and hummingbird moths.
I enjoyed this a lot. *
Thank you all for responding.
Don't let Samuel Derrick Rosen bug you. *