Insects' Insecurities


If you see some ants, you will
A) trample them under your feet
B) feed them with leftover sweet
C) turn them into a yum treat
D) watch them catwalk down the street

If you see mosquitoes, you'll
A) swat them away with your hand
B) give them blood as they command
C) guide them back to their marshland
D) listen to their jazzy band

If you see a spider, you'll
A) watch it knit silken cobweb
B) honour it like a celeb
C) squash it with your broomstick's web
D) let it live till time will ebb

If you see a worm, you will
A) watch it wriggle and squiggle
B) poke it with stick and giggle
C) let it be free to wiggle
D) flatten it, no more jiggle

If you see cockroaches, you'll
A) let them dine on your cooked food
B) fry them deep or have them stewed
C) order them out, being rude
D) kill them and their growing brood



11th Feb 2023

For Suzanne Delaney's "Multiple choice poem" contest
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Buhagiar Avatar
February 13, 2023 at 2:47 AM
Great fun list, Jo.
George Avatar
February 12, 2023 at 8:26 PM
Very well done. A fun read too. All the Best in the contest Jo
Goldsmith Avatar
February 12, 2023 at 10:59 AM
A creative/fun write. I really enjoyed this one. Good Luck. Have a great day writing away.............
Dietrich Avatar
February 12, 2023 at 9:48 AM
hahaha. All fun. In the future, I suspect people will be frying them and calling them crispy cockies.
Anaya Avatar
February 12, 2023 at 9:18 AM
d,d,d,c,c A fun multiple-choice poem and it rhymes! B0l in the contest!
Kendrick Avatar
February 12, 2023 at 7:38 AM
Very easy to pick out the one on these multiple choices. Thanks for sharing this one with us and for dropping by my page. Reads like a good contender for the contest to me. Sara
Poet Avatar
February 12, 2023 at 5:01 AM
You crafted a great poem, Jo. Your vitality and imagery you use are of the highest caliber. Good luck with the contest
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