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The Sleek Shall Inherit The Earth

Prompt ▼

Prompt Card:The dream dreamed by the last person on earth the night they found out they were alone.

Word Cards: Ecstasy / Confusion. You only need to choose one word card.

Wild Card: Constraint: Do not use the words on the word cards – use their antonyms.

March march march march
By the left and by the right
March march march march
O'er the horizon, out of sight

Tramp tramp tramp tramp
From north and south, east and west
Tramp tramp tramp tramp
Ants streaming out of every nest

The ants are coming, the ants are coming
With bugles blaring and martial drumming
They bided their time, it's here at last
And now they're going to kick some ass

Pound pound pound pound
Tiny footsteps, perfect time
Pound pound pound pound
Soldier ants, fire ants, all in line

Stomp stomp stomp stomp
Red ones, black ones, by the score
Stomp stomp stomp stomp
Christ Almighty, here come some more

The ants are coming, the ants are coming
With bugles blaring and martial drumming
They bided their time, it's here at last
And now they're going to kick some ass

Whirr whirr whirr whirr
Look above with growing dread
Whirr whirr whirr whirr
Flying ant squadrons overhead

Splash splash splash splash
As you stare, a slack-jawed goon
Splash splash splash splash
They cross the river on pontoons

The ants are coming, the ants are coming
With bugles blaring and martial drumming
They bided their time, it's here at last
And now they're going to kick some ass

The ants are coming, the ants are coming
With bugles blaring and martial drumming
With total aplomb1, they're here en masse
And now they're going to kick MY ass!

Form: ad-hoc improvisation
Lines: 40

Footnotes
1  aplomb: confidence, self-assurance. Antonym for confusion.