Piss Ant
- Alice Wyatt
- 2 days ago
- 1 min read
does a piss ant
smell of piss?
they are very small
very far down
from a nose
how does one decide,
“this is a most unpleasant creature!
this is a stinky thing, that not ought to live”
STOMP!
perhaps they smell of roses,
buttered toast,
a freshly laundered shirt
perhaps a piss ant is the most wonderfully smelling creature to ever crawl upon the earth
perhaps they were going extinct,
scooped up
smooshed
turned into expensive perfume!
perhaps, just perhaps (shhhhh, it might be a secret)
PISS ANT is a disguise
a cleverly crafted conspiracy
by left-wing earth-muffins
set on saving each and every species, no matter how stinky
so, if you see me
nose to the ground
trying to catch a wiff of ant,
don’t bother me. I am conducting important scientific research.
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PS I have just been informed that Piss Ant is a reference to an unpleasant person, and it is not an ant at all. So, I did a Google thing. In my defense…
A type of ant: Originally, it referred to a group of European wood ants that create nests with a strong, urine-like odor, due to the pine needles and formic acid present in their nests.
A derogatory term: In a slang context, it's used to describe someone or something as insignificant, contemptible, and annoying, often out of proportion to their actual importance. This usage is considered vulgar by many.
Whew, this very clever, and (to me) funny poem was almost rendered moot.
