Dead Ants

Ants
By Mary J Williams ©

It was a sunny day
I stepped out the door
I saw some black ants
On the deck floor!

They haven’t been on the deck
As least that I know
Now there is a bunch
Wonder where they go

It didn’t take long
To find where they went
There were hundreds
A signal they must have sent

Every year I put out
Grape Jelly for the birds
Mostly Baltimore Orioles
Migrating North, in other words

The birds haven’t arrived
The ants took their place
Hundreds of them in the dish
Eating the jelly at a fast pace

These ants have to go
I didn’t think about me
I grabbed the dish full
Without thinking you see

The ants went into a panic mode
Running all over the place
Up and down my hands and arms
And they even got to my face

I had the dish in my hands
I opened the back door
Still wasn’t thinking
As some dropped to the floor

Put the dish in the sink
Turned the hot water on
Ants went everywhere
I just wanted them to be gone!

I sprayed and I sprayed
Smacked some dead too
So many ants
I didn’t know what to do

I sprayed and I sprayed
Down the drain they went
Pushed a few down
I swear I didn’t make a dent

Finally, the hundreds were few
I hunted them all down
It’s not nice of me but happy to see
The ants in the water to drown

The counters were clear
A couple of ants, got in my way
I took my rag, with a big swipe
Pushed them into the water spray

I took my size nines, for those on the floor
And smushed them very flat
Take that you old ants
Take that, and that, and that

Went outside later
Some ants are still around
Wonder if they knew
Their friends had been drowned

My advice after this
Don’t bring ants into the house
You can’t set a trap
Like we do for a mouse.

Thank goodness this is over
I breathed a deep sigh
My message to the ants
I won’t miss you, Bye, Bye!

 


April 26, 2025

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