The labyrinth of a male honey bee voluntarily dying
After its mating with queen bee while flying
Like parasite living on others sweat of labour
Deeply mindblowing, unfathomable, a riddle to answer.
In a beehive dwells queen along with numerous male bees
A herd of other bees there remain busy , have keys
For peace and prosperity of all ,overlook any tease
Gather they honey, protect all selflessly and please.
Queen bee when longs for sexual pleasure
It goes up straight in the air to show gesture
Male bees compete blindly to mate, bear torture
Many of them die without accomplishing this venture
Sex may be the fourth need after food, cloth and shelter
However hugging death as friend is just not caricature
Even the one fortunate male bee who mates, dies sure
No one knows why this enigma happens, no panacea exists for cure.
~ Dr. Alok Kumar Ray
Jagatsinghpur, India