It's a beautiful thing,
watching them little ants
working in unison,
building high mounds,
defending their realm,
clinging to each other
after heavy rains.

And oh, the pain
they can dish out,
biting & biting & biting
your tender flesh
with those tiny stinging jaws,
injecting their venom.

And you screaming,
have the power to end
their seemingly unimportant lives
& you do so without hesitation,
never forgetting them
& their bites.