Scott Thomas Outlar writes

Same Old Song and Dance

Bloody, bloody 

silver 

stripped down to the rust

Broken bones 

of marrow 

in a liquid puddle glaze

and the bugs come crawling 

for the acid dehydration 

spiked with honey sugar crave

and the ants go marching 

off to brutal conflict 

with a devil on their shoulder spouting lies

Fire, fire 

focus 

burning as a laser beam

Fallout failure 

frenzy 

melting down a house of cards

and the laughs come cackling 

for the throne collapsing 

down to empire rubble strewn

and the feet start dancing 

to evolution’s orchestra of light 

searing the truth into dark eyes

 

 Eciton hamatum [army ants] -- Hashime Murayama