Fire Ants
Worked on the “Apollo/Saturn” project
Took me to New Orleans for nine plus years
An ant invaded there, couldn’t be checked
Learned that a Fire Ant is one to be feared
In the thirty’s they entered the US
From South America, their native home
In the soil from a ship’s ballast, they guess
Colonies thrive where ever they roam
Small animals are killed by their attack
Most ants bite and spray acid on the wound
They bite and inject venom from a sack
The pain doesn’t stop hurting very soon
They just seemed to show up over night
Found them when I heard my daughter scream
She must have had twenty different bites
For over an hour, pain was extreme
Looks like they’re going to spread everywhere
Haven’t found a way to eradicate
If they’re in your area, be aware
If you don’t want bad pain to be your fate
Copyright © Charles Sides | Year Posted 2011
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