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BEE MOVIE
A Poem by Mark
 Reflections on what my true role in Society may be...OR NOT!!  |
BEE MOVIE
(Please note, I called my poem this, WAY before those
other guys called their movie did!)
I am glad I'm not a Bee:
I would not EVER choose to be!
A life of Indolence, sweet,
Waited upon, all six feet;
Covetable, the life of a Drone,
UNTIL presented at the Throne
Given in Marriage, but no Prince, I…
FOR THEN I DIE!!
And as I draw my last bee-breath,
Pondering my ignominious death,
I think, "How appropriate that sex is all:
"My only function, and my downfall!"
Of all Earth's species, Humans alone
Allow their males to pretend to the throne;
How tougher, then, for the human male,
Since EVERY female has a sting in her tail!
Methinks my playacting they're tolerating
'Til I fulfill my procreating,
Thence, into slow, purposeless death to fall:
WAIT! It seems I'm only a drone after all!
October 22, 1988
© 2009 Mark
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Author's Note
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My sincere apologies to previous reviewers. I had been trying without success for over an hour to get this offering to publish properly, without underscore, boldface, et al, until finally I had to delete the entire thing and start over; regrettably, the reviews went with it.
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My Review
Featured Review
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Dear Mark,
Ah, the war of the sexes! Oh the poor drone. This gives "love 'em and leave 'em" a whole new meaning.
This piece made me think immediately of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" and the exchange between Petruchio and Katherine in the first scene of Act 2:
PETRUCHIO
Come, come, you wasp. I' faith, you are too angry.
KATHERINE
If I be waspish, best beware my sting.
PETRUCHIO
My remedy is then to pluck it out.
KATHERINE
Ay, if the fool could find it where it lies.
PETRUCHIO
Who knows not where a wasp does wear his sting?
In his tail.
Again, a very nice piece, Mark. Who has the upper hand? In the Bee kingdom, it is certainly not the drone. But who is it in the world of men? That's not so obvious. Perhaps we men are pure puppets of the ladies. Perhaps we are, as you suggest, only drones.
Best regards,
Rick
Posted 3 Months Ago
2 of 2 people found this review constructive.
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