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The Ants Are Coming
with his mind’s eye
he saw them getting closer
he was filled with dread
he was going to be responsible
for a lot of deaths
this did not sit well with him
at all
in fact it was going to be
nothing short of genocide
he would set the usual trap
where some individuals
would eat a certain poison
which they will find irresistible
and will have no idea
of course
that it’s poison
and they will return
to the queen ant
and they will feed her
the poisoned food
which will in turn
lead to the deaths
of hundreds
if not thousands
of other Earthlings
who certainly have
as much right to life
and liberty as we do
but the fact is ants and humans
do not live well together
and our mother appreciates
cats and dogs
and probably ants
more than she appreciates us
and we think
there’s something profoundly wrong
about that
so eventually we say
screw the ants
I might even do some time traveling
out on my patio this summer
with a magnifying glass
and the sun
and some ants
just like I used to love to do
as a kid
I Smoke Honey
she offers her gonads to me
and to only me
via a hole
in her orange denims
which because of where they’re sitting
the others can’t see
only I because of where I’m sitting
can see that she is not wearing underwear
her lips are purple and look very rubbery
just then nurse Grace
with whom I had a wonderful relationship
appeared on the scene
she used to hang out with me
during my hours of greatest need
and I think from where she was standing
she could see what was going on
between the woman with the orange jeans
and myself
and she winked and smiled
as if to say she knew I’d come a very long way
there was a time
when I could barely walk
or talk
now there was a strange woman
offering me her jewel
yes a long way indeed
Greg Evason
Email: Greg Evason
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