Roaches are bad
And termites aren’t AS bad
Because they won’t survive a nuclear holocaust
Like roaches will

The termites will invest in radiation suits
Walking around in yellow
Scrubbers at the ready in the off chance
Of an un-zippered seam

They’ll munch on the remnants of our society
Not building anything out of wood themselves
That would be strange
To build one’s home out of food

Like building a fortress out of pretzel sticks
Or the Great Pyramids out of pudding
It’s just inviting trouble
And bugs