From Your Little Honey Bee

Be nice to me. I’m just a little bee that works so hard to see my hive succeed. Why does it seem like you’re afraid of me? I only want to fly around and feed on pollen and sweet nectar. That’s my chore; I’m necessary, for I pollinate! But we're all being destroyed now. What for? I do the world a service that’s so great! My fellow bees and I just want to nourish the plants you eat, but there’s a pesticide which kills us! Don’t you want your fields to flourish? Protect us, please! We’re facing genocide! I only sting to save myself or hive Don’t fear my kind. You need us to survive! May 28, 2022 For Matt Caliri's Bee Creative Poetry Contest