she wanted a unique table setting
a piece of extraordinary art
a sculpture of something original
something that comes from the heart
outside in her garden
an ants nest
millions were at it, and they
were building their cavernouse colony
working their small butts away
she discussed with her husband
an idea
molten aluminum could he
arrange for a pot of it poured into the nest
and cooled
such corrupt villainy
she had seen on you tube this had happened
and the resulting sculpture unique
so he melted the metal
and did what she asked
Ensuring that it didnt leak
when cooled together
.they dug out the nest
encrusted in metal and they
the millions of minions
the tunnels the caverns
the grotto’s were there on display
as light as a feather shiny as hell
a graveyard of motionless ants
where was her conscience flagrant was she
she thought she was clever
such infamy
the babies the queen the whole family tree
her massive misdemmeanour
could she ever free
herself from this burden
so culpable she
could try to explain away
what folk could see
admired from afar
by friends who might see
the uniqueness the evil
nefariously,n. what she prescribed
for the colony who
she destroyed with one act
its what sick buggers do
no going back
the life force was gone
mothers and children
all working upon
building a home and a source of all good
and annhilated now nobody would
recall their colony not any more
wiped out on a whim
And the reason was poor.