Having ants ON your pants, as opposed to in: What's the difference?

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He said "thousands!" and we went 
with that, millions were for the best things 
in life, like Hot Wheels and dollar bills.
We made the hole bigger and 
compared pocket knives in the cool air 
of a small forest, the day spread out ahead of us, 
an eternity of summer.
Stolen matches and bottle
rockets, vivid blue sticks in 
old lunch bags, a bounty
to little kings.

I remember feeling no
guilt, the ants feeling no pain, 
the sun
yielding no judgment 
on that day.

Upside down and a scratch on the back
of the pack, the red head bursting yellow, 
the wick sizzling quickly.
We didn't know we had ants
on our pants
in our hair
every-
where, but we would not
have cared 
we were making the world 
safer and we were giants
in the woods
in a world
that someone else 
had created.

jenny · Accepted Answer

Interesting insects yet and still,
and boys like wiggle fuzzy worms as well.

Anonymous · Answer

Labor Day 2000. I pulled the motor home into a PowWow at 1am where the guys waved me in to park. I jumped out of the driver's seat into a fire ant mound. They were in my moccasin boots, under my skirt and up to the bra line. That was one helluva dance let me tell you. I had over a hundred bites! Someone moved the motor home...I was in the lake. I took two benydryl and passed out. In the daylight the mound was measured...over 8 feet across....and duly roped off so the other attendees did not step in it. Talk about taking one for the team...I sure did.

BlueBelle Got Spanked · Answer

I love "bounty to little kings".  I remember feeling like a giant over the ants and wondering how terrifying it would be to have a giant hover over me like that.  

Wonderfully satisfying read.  When is a book of childhood stories going to be published?

Eden · Answer

You have a knack for taking us back to childhood. Though I never made a habit of killing ants, childhood was so carefree. Nothing mattered except having fun.

Anonymous · Answer

thousands of moments and memories.. at some we smile and laugh
thousands of ants who's numbers... once were cut in half

one solitary firecracker..... one single foot of twine
tied to a a hogs testicles... caused his face to grimace
but placed a smile
on mine

Zappa Fan · Answer

This takes me back.  I remember something doing stuff like this when I was a kid.  Reading this made me smile.  Things were so much more fun and exciting when everything was so new.

Regwah · Answer

"the ants feeling no pain" lol
A good read mate.
Makes me want to come over & play with you 
though not in a gay way of course
not that there's anything wrong with that

Intrusivosity With Medium Doubt · Answer

Very "I've been there" and now I'm back.

We'd blow slugs to smitherines with fire
crackers.  They explode quite well.

I'd come over and play as well, but
my shoes are dirty.

Daisy · Answer

We poured maple syrup on the ground and watched them get stuck in it

Anonymous · Answer

words are full 
of stories
that remind us

words are full
of regret

until....
we remember

we are not full yet
_________________

skinny dipping 
Peach Creek

getting dressed
and finding
we had neighbors

dance, boys....dance

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Having ants ON your pants, as opposed to in: What's the difference?

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