ode to ants (or not)
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…