The mandible massacre at ladybird lake.

As the symphony
of insect music
increased,
legs rubbing,
wings fluttering,
eyes bulging,
one little mechanical monster
wearing his ecto skeleton
all black and shiny shouted.
“Would you all just shut up!”
“ I’m trying to communicate
with my girl friend via antenna linkup!”
“Just shut up!”
But the music played on.

In the news today
an ant flipped in rage,
forty nine orchestral insects dead
in what survivors describe
as a mandible massacre.
Soldier ants are guarding the accused.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

take no prisoners ... extrapolated to events occurring these days it takes on a somber voice ..but on the surface as always gives me a chuckle ... sometimes the forests and lakes can be raucous ..and the otherwise blissful enjoyment of "nature" is so rudely put upon itself by the damn singing ;) oh well ... i just pack up my "moment" carry it inside and put it in my false memory bin ... which is loaded with peace, love and tranquility :))))))))))))))
E.

[andrew mitchell]

lol thank you Einstein for the smile and for the informative review. lol Thanks Man!!!:):):)

[Ken Simm.]

On the surface this seems like a cross between Moody Blues from the sixties and Burl Ives. Underneath that there is a lot more to this piece of apparent whimsy. Excellent.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you very much Ken, it’s funny their world is very brutal at times and if compared to our world the similarities are frightening and yet we are the intelligent ones.

[DIVYA]

Well, universal laws apply elsewhere nowadays :) With all the cacophony and noise bombardment of modern living, to what lengths we wouldn’t go for some solitude. I’m not surprised the little insect reacted like a monster. Now put put humans in its place, gets scarier.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you so much for a lovely review. I have fun writing these pieces from an insect’s perspective. And because it’s off the scale I was hoping for one review and I got it. Thanks again.