# All Us Workers Hold It Together

Author: Apolarbear17
Tags: Ant POV, Female, Meant for International Womens Day, Metaphor, Poetry, Structure, Worker Ants, colony

A poem I wrote for International Women’s Day last year. It’s about the worker ants of an ant colony. Originally posted in March 2023.

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; **All Us Workers Hold It Together&nbsp;**

 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By: A.X. Bueno&nbsp;

 

 

Scurrying legs abound&nbsp;

 

Moving quickly with our tasks both above and underground&nbsp;

 

Expanding the colony and doing all the work we can&nbsp;

 

Mostly down below but sometimes we’ll go above into the world of man&nbsp;

 

Whatever benefits the colony will be done&nbsp;

 

Everything from gathering food to caring for the young&nbsp;

 

Of course there are some things we can’t do such as fly&nbsp;

 

That’s better left for the males who have wings&nbsp;

 

And the queen who does as well and who must be protected above all things&nbsp;

 

She keeps the colony alive by giving birth to new ants&nbsp;

 

Which we then take care of so they can grow to help with and appreciate all the colony grants

 

It’s a tireless job but that’s just things are run&nbsp;

 

We work to sustain ourselves and make sure all our vital tasks are done

 

The queen will continue to provide young to become more workers and drones&nbsp;

 

And those drones will go off to seek other colonies to help other queens with their thrones

 

Which is fine cause we’ve all got our purposes and zones&nbsp;

 

We workers will continue to work tirelessly and in our own duties prevail&nbsp;

 

We work relentlessly in sync to ensure the colony is functioning and doesn’t fail&nbsp;

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Source: https://sofurry.com/s/RnozLDYm