The Pitcher Plant
Just my luck
The soil does suck!
It’s clear
Why nothing else grows here!
No mouth or tongue,
I’m literally undone!
Unless…I become…carnivorous
And maybe…insectivorous!
But I need a vivid color
That can’t be duller
Than my leaves or stem.
That will lure them!
And a collar filled with nectar glands
That will take the place of hands.
Then a waxy wall
To make them fall
Into my container.
That’s no brainer!
I think I’m ready
Hold it steady.
I lift my red lid.
The ant comes in with a skid
Down into the acid.
Yummm!
The soil does suck!
It’s clear
Why nothing else grows here!
No mouth or tongue,
I’m literally undone!
Unless…I become…carnivorous
And maybe…insectivorous!
But I need a vivid color
That can’t be duller
Than my leaves or stem.
That will lure them!
And a collar filled with nectar glands
That will take the place of hands.
Then a waxy wall
To make them fall
Into my container.
That’s no brainer!
I think I’m ready
Hold it steady.
I lift my red lid.
The ant comes in with a skid
Down into the acid.
Yummm!