A day of the insects.

While the locust got high
nibbling the hemp dress,
the silverfish didn’t like
the woollen garment on offer:
it all but seemed
old fashioned to taste.
Meanwhile, the cockroach
sniffing a line of cocaine
was in for another
breakdancing night
of pure delights
on its back.
Tomorrow when
they all overdosed,
the cleaners were sent in
to clean the mess;
little black sugar ants
to be exact.
Yes, that’s right
the ones that
ruin your picnic,
stealing your hamper
but not your clothes
as you romp in the grass
naked in a two bodied
entanglement.
The ones that climb
over your bare flesh
like it was Mt Everest
only to bite your
most private regions.
Where the punk girl
with green pubic hair
and a tattoo above
her hairline reads.
“ Keep off the grass!”
but they ignore it.
Yes what is it with
Sugar ant do-gooders
with there no drugs, no addictions,
living the military way.
Poor blighters,
not in with the “ In crowd”
Hey man!
Hey dude!
Have you seen
a girl with green hair?
I have man!
The grass cutter ants
are mowing her lawn.
Wow! Man!
Yeah! Cool dude!

Reviews

[John Cardwell]

Funny, edgy, insightful. Very entertaining. let me read it again! Cheers.

[andrew mitchell]

Thanks John, these writes are the most enjoyable to write lol.

[Ken Simm.]

Excellent I really like the concept of this story. Metaphors about but controlled and used to great effect.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Ken for your kind words and stopping by, much appreciated.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is one of your best....great metaphorical story...damn those ants...and green hair...very interesting lawn.

j.

[andrew mitchell]

Thanks J, this is a funny true story whereby I was working near a hospital theatre and inside a punk girl with dyed green hair was having her appendix out. Underneath her gown was bright green pubic hair dyed and above the tattoo “keep off the grass”. Apparently when she awoke from her op the surgeon said he was very sorry that he had to mow her lawn. This surgeon told my surgeon that day in the change rooms and this happened back in 1979.

[Ruth]

I love reading your poetry Andrew...it always makes me smile and leaves me pondering, you have a wonderful skill of luring reality away lol Awesome...be well my friend :)

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Ruth, what a compliment. I thank you again.