THE BUGS ARE PLOTTING
The bugs are plotting ends to us
The little ones that we can’t see
Conspiring - with their friends the trees
To avenge atrocities
And working with the soil and air
To carry poisons everywhere
Man exists. Man can insist
It’s not his fault
His termination rights were wrought
By Gods and "by god" taught
And granted. Plants and tics
Have no Gods. Mice and chicks and allergies
Are working on the remedies
Fleas and viruses no Gods have
Nor have whales or buffalo
Other life is not naive
Just One is, who is... unaware –
And the enemy the rest all share:
Man. He was not first
on the earth
Other life too - has labs
And patience to reformulate
Some of itself before too late
Into protectors of their fate
And as it has always done
It will one day prove to Man
That Man
is not the only chosen one.
Author notes
A contest entry
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I haven't a clue as to why, but this made me think of the lowly cockroach which I understand is the only thing that can withstand a nuclear war. Maybe we should fight with giant roach motels and insecticide ... ? anyway, thank you for entering the contest and I wonder why that is ... I mean why the roach was designed that way and man is not?
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Great poem, you described it well! I really like the idea you came up with, it reminds me of a movie, lol. Keep up the good work and thanks for entering my contest
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very well written.
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great job...but I would argue that the very reason we need to consider the other creatures of earth is the fact that they do not have the capacity to plot like this. Still a good notion to wonder about though...
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great job, i love the end-That Man is not the only
chosen one. great way to end it, thanks for entering -
This was very interesting to read and totally not what I expected. I liked this a lot. Thank you for entering my contest and good luck!
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Good points you brought out in this,
I liked it, very unique.
Thanks for entering this in my contest,
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wow.. this is awesome!! infact not just awesome... fantastic!!
its so original, i have never read anything like this before.. and i also really love that rhyming pattern you used... it was really weird but great
something that did 'bug' me.. (hehe) was the constant reference to 'MAN' and although that might be for females ANDmales.. it still stood out...
but besides that.. amazing entry!!
thanks for entering my contest- and best of luck to you in it!
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I really like this. Good luck
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Thought provoking filled with awesome metaphors
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Wow, you blew me away with that one! You have a new fan now. That is an awesome poem, and perfect for the prompt.
Thank you for your entry
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Great insight into the "mind" of the rest of the world; it rather puts us in our place! Thanks for entering.
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I totally agree with the message this poem makes and your writing is wonderul!
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this is a very creative write, and I whole haertedly agree with your message. Peace x
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Thnx
A lovely lively different poem. I really like it. thanks for the honour. keep well -
The part "Man. He was not first
on the earth" ---is so true.---
I liked your take on this. You always have such interesting perspectives.
I adore this part:
Man exists. Man can insist
It’s not his fault
His termination rights were wrought
By Gods and by god taught
And granted. Plants and tics
Have no Gods. Mice and chicks and allergies
Are working on the remedies
Good job here.
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This is awesome. I love the take on seeing it from the "lesser" life forms on earth an how there not "lesser" an its our arrogance that makes us see em that way
Mice and chicks and allergies
Are working on the remedies
this is just great!
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You are a finalist
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This is cleverly constructed and is droll. I enjoyed it very much. It does not explicitly deal with prompt and for that reason alone, I cannot select this piece for an award. I do look forward to reading more of your stuff.
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Well spoken
The truth is spoken here. Other life on Earth adapt, change, we humans forget that we are sharing this planet with many other life forms and for a very long time those life forms been very tolerant towards us. That generosity may not last for very much longer.
Good luck
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Good point
Yes, just because man can rationalise and has science and god on his side, why does he feel the right to be crowned king of the world? Truthfully, I think it will be the 'god-less' creatures that will take over the Earth when we extinguish ourselves with our bare hands. Good point, I hope there is change soon... My favourite lines are:"To carry poisons everywhere
Man exists. Man can insist
It’s not his fault
His termination rights were wrought
By god and by god taught" -
i love this!so perfect for my contest.i love the style.the whole thing is great from top to bottom.a very different peice.i love that you thought about bugs.so brilliant.this really made me happy!thank you.
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This was very interesting perspective, and well written, thankyou and goodluck in my contest.
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"Man is not the only chosen one" How true...humans are always so wrapped up in drama to realize we're killing each other and ourselves.
This is great. Thanks for entering, and best of luck
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its a very good poem...but not quite what i was lookin for...by conspiracies i meant government conspiracies...not the conspiracies of the world...thnx for entering though...its a really good poem...
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Wow this is very very different and its a gret poem to I like it well um good luck in my contest but its not like you need it
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I really enjoyed reading this and thanks for entering Good luck!
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i like this, completely different to the other entries ive read! interesting concept, i feel you could have made it sound slightly more ominous, but all the same, applause to your ideas! thanks heaps for entering
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great rhyme and flow to it...i like it...size isn't everything and all that...being arrogant can sometimes lose us the fight...cos we think we ae soooooooooo unbeatable...nice...well done and good luck in my contest
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A wonderful rhyme scheme you have going on here. As big and knowledgeable we think ourselves we are truly brought down to size by such minute creatures.An excellent read Thank you for sharing it
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That is insane and so0o0o0o0o0o0o creepy, but i LOVE it. Way to make it so freaky and have it rhyme at the same time. Good job
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