An Apis hides her head in a hole to regurgitate nectar,
the sticky ***** pouring from her mouth,
only later to use that same mouth to feed
her young and her queen,
a life sustaining royal jelly.
Perhaps my metaphor is flawed,
for, even our own **** sapien royalty know
they have to face it all alone.
Face what alone?
The Apis is never alone, she has her sisters.
A simple life, though failure to keep her place –
perform her tasks –
results in death.
In death?
Perhaps following is not so simple,
but maintain a hive mind and there is nothing to fear.
Nothing to fear?
Except the possession of a hive mind.
That is the only way to not face it all alone:
be just the same as all the rest.
Act like them?
Yes, darling, but more than that:
You must think like them as well.
Mar 8
Mar 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM UTC
An Apis hides her head in a hole to regurgitate nectar,
the sticky ***** pouring from her mouth,
only later to use that same mouth to feed
her young and her queen,
a life sustaining royal jelly.
Perhaps my metaphor is flawed,
for, even our own **** sapien royalty know
they have to face it all alone.
Face what alone?
The Apis is never alone, she has her sisters.
A simple life, though failure to keep her place –
perform her tasks –
results in death.
In death?
Perhaps following is not so simple,
but maintain a hive mind and there is nothing to fear.
Nothing to fear?
Except the possession of a hive mind.
That is the only way to not face it all alone:
be just the same as all the rest.
Act like them?
Yes, darling, but more than that:
You must think like them as well.
This is a nod to both my past dabblings as a apiarist and to one of my favourite songs by Queen. A simple reflection on the intolerance of society.