Humor Poetry posted October 27, 2008


Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level
Gallows humor in the land of A-Z

Wigglywriggly Worms

by adewpearl


I Hate Worms


Aargh!

Bloated beasties
curvycrawling,
delving dampened deluged earth.

Filthy foragers
garden haunting
in inching journey jigglejerk.

Kin lie mashed
near open puddles -
queasy queer
rain soaked tableau.

Undone vitals -
vermicelli.
Vermian wasteland,
wiggly woe.

X-cretions yielding
yuck!
Zero.




Recognized


We all have something we fear or that repulses us, whether it be logical or not. I know worms are useful for fishing and helping our gardens grow. I just detest them! Don't go holding one up in my face, thinking that's funny. This little poem about worms who come upon their dead relations who like mashed in rainy puddles is perhaps, a bit mean-spirited on my part, but it only offends worms, and I'm pretty sure most of them don't read.
For those of you who appreciate a glossary, vitals are the organs of a person or animal, so we are presented here with a picture of some worms who have been pretty much disemboweled when people have stepped on them. Vermicelli is a pasta named after the scientific name for worms, and vermian means worm-like. Simply put, these smooshed worms look like vermicelli, with some excretions coming out of them. The yuck part, you've probably gotten by now! Again, I apologize to any worms who might be reading who have suffered a tragic loss of a worm spouse or child. And if you're a human who has had pet worms, well, you're just weird. :-)
Pays one point and 2 member cents.


Save to Bookcase Promote This Share or Bookmark
Print It View Reviews

You need to login or register to write reviews. It's quick! We only ask four questions to new members.


© Copyright 2024. adewpearl All rights reserved.
adewpearl has granted FanStory.com, its affiliates and its syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work.