Berserker Bees

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The honeybee emerges from its cell,

Six-sided birth arrangement.  She becomes

A nurse bee, keeping newest brood ones well

While cleaning.  Then when hearing silent drums

She flies away to foraging in flowers.

She brings back pollen and the sweetness of

The nectar from the blossoms.  Other powers

Are trussed and they are only communistic love.

She turns to building of the honeycomb.

And fighting off intruders with her sting,

But if the hive is queen-less, then this gnome

Can mate with drones, a final, useless fling.

  This six-part life is little, brief, six weeks

    For socialized and slave-like little freaks.

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