The Ladies of Horror
Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge!
Butterflies Lie
by Angela Yuriko Smith
Lies
from butterflies—
pretty, false things.
Worms with wings
masquerading as
divas.
Exercise
extreme caution.
They are deceitful.
They came from
the planet
Mars
to
wipe out
our food chain.
Nibble by nibble
they seek
ruin.
Decimation
by mastication
is mankind’s future
unless we hedge
our hedges
and
foil
their plot
for global domination.
Beware of butterflies.
They all
lie.
Fiction © Copyright Angela Yuriko Smith
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com
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crazy fun poem! Butterflies lie!
It was an interesting experiment to play with. Is it just me, or does anyone else here Captain Kirk’s voice reading this?
I am now glaring suspiciously at the butterflies in my garden… 😉🦋
Hahahahaha! They all do start out as little, green aliens.
A terrific poem.
Thanks Anita. I had to see what all the hay(na)ku fuss was about. I like them. They seem perfect for kitschy vintage style science fiction.
Thank you! It was my first try at a hay(na)ku chain (or even just a hay(na)ku!)… very limiting form but I love the way the reverse verses make a wave pattern.
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