Right under our noses!

The evil sect called Insectology

was growing in numbers.

The cult leader General MacLocust

yelled at the masses.

" We shall rid the humans of their food sources!"

" We will eat all their greens!"

The  crickets chirped with delight.

The grasshoppers jumped.

" We will survive the nuclear holocaust!"

The cockroaches screamed. 

" Hoorah! Hoorah!"

"We will rule the world!"

The crowd roared.

Meanwhile, in a little lane

two teenage flies

landed on a spiders web.

"Scram, get out of here, or I will eat you!" 

Said the spider.

But unbeknown to all,

the group that called themselves

the Cans of Insecticides

was on the prowl,

and sprayed the raucous crowd,

until they were no more.

The final footprint squashed the rebellion.

The End.

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

I don't know if it was your intention, but there seems to be much more in the underneath of this one. A sorry thing we are, bug squashing people.

[Iam-me]

Imaginative, great read and entertaining on top. Good one Andrew.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Dawn:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i would love to see a "short subject" film made of this poem...it would be so entertaining, as is the poem.
j.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Jacob for the compliment!

[Phill Oz O'fee]

Great write - makes me think there is a group of aliens watching us pumping toxic gases into our atmosphere and saying: " Hey look - no need to invade - they are getting rid of themselves" bleep bleep bleep!

Your piece certainly inspired my imagination - ... :-)

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Phill

[Einstein Noodle]

i just love the levity my friend ... life eats all my greens it seems ;{ waaaaaaaaaaaaay back when I was a wanderer (60's) I ran across a man ...maybe in his thirties in San Francisco one evening, on the streets ... he was dressed in a quasi-crumpled greyish suite and preaching to all that the minuscules were taking over the world ... at the time I did not know what a minuscule was .. I asked my sidekick and he didn't know either ... but the guy gave us $5 and skipped on down the road .. passionately peddling his message ... perhaps the final footprint knocked him out too! I sure appreciate your poem andrew!
E.

[andrew mitchell]

Many thanks Gene for your kind words.:)

[Chris Shaw]

Wow, I love this wacky, imaginative write. You've been using the insecticide by the sounds of it, and quite liberally too, to squash that rebellion. And that final footprint just to make sure had me smiling. Great fun and one I will remember Andrew.

Chris

[andrew mitchell]

lol thanks for a top review Chris. These are my favourite writes I must admit cos they are so wacko, over the top! lol

[Chris Shaw]

I like over the top Andrew. Keep em coming :)