What's the value of an insect's life these days? So shortly numbered, and unappreciated, Yet overly publicized and criticized By unsympathetic bodies and eyes That take pride in declaring, There is no place, here, for an insect. (SMACK) Who would have ever thought that an insect, So black, so small, so insignificant Could cause such an uproar with its intruding presence. Uninvited, and feared
Why Kill an insect? (STOMP)
Is it in spite of the insect's resilience? Conquering farms and dunghills with pride. Or leisurely boredom that leads to deciding There's no meaning to the life of an insect? (CLAP) Still, insects continue to strive Only in the end to be recognized By unsympathetic bodies and eyes Declaring there is no place, here, for an insect. (SMASH)