No triumph

I smashed a hornets nest today
and felt like I've conquered the world.
Spraying it first with water
shot through the power of a nozzle
standing there in fear.
Shooting at them with the hose
my defense... as the soared down
and finally getting the wet... soppy
thing down.... splat
I felt a moment of elation
and saw to it that each wet
crawling... mother hornet... or
are they fathers too? ... was killed
and then attacked each larvae
stomping... wiping out all
Looking at the mess I had created
I suddenly felt sick...
The big battle was over... me a
wet mess... feeling no triumph
any more....

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