A WASP IN THE TAIL

A wasp with a tale

Why was I born a wasp,

What purpose do I serve ?

All human’s try to kill me

I’d say they’ve got some nerve

What have I ever done to them,

Why panic do I bring ?

I’d never do them any harm

Apart from the ‘ odd sting ‘

Men treat me like a ‘ Hoodie ‘

Protect their kids and wives

I do not mug old people

And do not carry knives

Why are they all so frightened

Of a little thing like me ?

I’m very thin and stripy

Not like those big old bee’s

Maybe ‘cause I’m silent

Till I get near their ears

Then they hear the buzzing

That brings out all their fears

‘ A wasp ‘ a wasp ‘ I hear them scream

As they all run away

Knocking over tables

And falling over trays

Such power over them I hold

For such a little creature

My Cousin ‘ Hornet ‘ taught me well

He was a nasty teacher

Human’s look so funny

Hands flapping in the air

Running round in circles

And pulling out their hair

Those big hard ‘ Macho ‘ men

Who like to pick a fight

Run a mile from little me

Paralyzed with fright

So the moral of this story

Be you wasp or whale

It’s not the size that matters

But the ‘ sting inside your tale ‘

Tom Mcgreevy