Ants, ants, ants
They're not very nice
Weird little bodies
Creeping, crawling, swarming
But they're all 'people'
If we go back far enough
They can't help their nasty habits
So leave them alone
Bees, bees, bees
They're not very nice
Black and yellow
Buzzing, buzzing, buzzing
But they're all 'people'
If we go back far enough
They can't help their nasty habits, so leave them alone
Spiders, spiders, spiders
They're not very nice
Sinister, perfect symmetry
Spinning, waiting, devouring
But they're all 'people'
If we go back far enough
They can't help their nasty habits
So leave them alone
Rats, rats, rats
They're not very nice
Filthy little bastards
Scurrying, scurrying, scurrying
But they're all 'people'
If we go back far enough
They can't help their nasty habits
So leave them alone
Snakes, snakes, snakes
They're not very nice
Coiled, tongues, fangs
Hissing, hissing, hissing
But they're all 'people'
If we go back far enough
They can't help their nasty habits
So leave them alone
Wasps, wasps, wasps
They're not very nice
Evil-version bees
Stinging, stinging, stinging
But they're all 'people'
If we go back far enough
They can't help their nasty habits
So leave them alone
Flies, flies, flies
They're not very nice
Compound-eye-vision
Puking, shitting, pissing
Stamping it in your food
Humming, droning, buzzing
Disgusting, spreading illness
Alighting on a dog shit
Next stop, your arm or head or face
Rotten to the core
But they're all 'people'
If we go back far enough
They can't help their nasty habits
So leave them alone
Homo Sapiens
They're not very nice
Murdering, raping, pillaging
Cheating, stealing, scamming
Drinking, drugging, gambling
Wrecklessly driving
Wrecking people's lives
Tampering with children
Or other people's wives
Threatening innocent others
Sisters, brothers, mothers
Beating wives and girlfriends
Terrorising neighbours
And passive passers-by
Miscreants, delinquents, deviants
No respect for property
No respect for laws
No respect for my rights
No respect for yours
But they're all 'people'
If we go back far enough
They can't help their nasty habits
So...
Woods 2016
