Hollye's Place!
Poetry
Bugs in the System
Bugs in the System buzzes, crawls, hops, and occasionally stings its way through the wonderfully tangled world of American politics. Using insects as playful metaphors for politicians, parties, policies, and voters, Hollye turns political confusion into a garden of satire. Worker bees labor, social butterflies flutter between opinions, fire ants ignite debates, and praying mantises appear suspiciously thoughtful. Beneath the humor, however, lies a sharper question: Have we created the political system—or has the system captured us? Witty, imaginative, and delightfully irreverent, Bugs in the System invites readers to laugh at political absurdity while thinking about what keeps democracy buzzing.
EXCERPTS
Two Worlds Align
In halls of power where words entwine,
A buzz begins a subtle sign.
Bugs in the system, unseen design,
In politics, their world aligns.
The worker bees toil and strive,
Their dance of freedom keeps hope alive.
Yet butterflies, in colors they thrive,
Adapt their hues —a spectrum alive.
Social butterflies grace the stage,
With party politics, they engage.
While fire ants, in debates, —enrage,
A passionate discourse, words on a page.
Independent musings, a lone refrain,
Leafhoppers roam wild terrain.
Praying mantises, decisions maintain,
Walking sticks through forests— a path arcane.
In dung beetle traditions, values rolled,
Butterfly effects, decisions unfold.
The hive mind, interconnected and bold,
In the political tapestry, —a story unfolds.
The Reality of a Nuisance
In the land where the gnat ruled with might,
Policies buzzed —a persistent blight.
Noisy decrees, a never-ending sound,
Nuisance crowned, in politics —unbound.
Policies vague, like a gnat's flight,
Nuisance reigns in the dark lights.
Secret debates —the gnat's parades,
Politicking in peril and angry shades.
So, in this place where the gnat prevails,
Policies hummed with comedic tales.
Nuisance and politics, hand in hand,
Reality sets in — sometimes unplanned.