ants

we’ve been killing ants in our home

we don’t want to

we like bugs

we like ants on some level

just not in our home

we don’t need their little ant parade

getting in the way of our homely business

so we’ve been killing them

just the ones stupid enough to get in our way

we don’t like stepping on ants

when we’re about to take a shower

and we certainly don’t like ants

crawling all over our kitchen counter

so we kill them wipe them up

with window cleaner

or bleach spray

it’s mean and it’s cruel

and it goes against all our principles

of love and kind and forgiveness

but ants suck

when they invade your space

infiltrate your private abode

so off they go

to the wild blue yonder

and hopefully someone

in their little ant tribe

so focused and foraging

will tell their damn queen

to send them to a drive thru

fast food restaurant

where they can get food

just like the rest of us

really…