1) They bug me. They are annoying.

2) They have power over all animals. Bees have power to hurt any animal.

3) One time when I was in a park a bee went inside my shoe; it stung me
and died there. It ruined my favorite shoe.

4) When I was taking out the trash in summer, a bee went up my skirt
and stung me.

5) On my birthday, it went up my dress and stung me.

I might hate bees, but here are two reasons I know I should love them.

1) They pollenate flowers to give us food. Without them, the planet wouldn’t be the planet and everything would become extinct.

2) They make honey and sweeten up the world.

This poem is published in The Light in My World, a compilation of original poetry written by young people ages 5 – 12 who stayed with their families in housing at Solid Ground’s Broadview Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing for women and children. The young authors who contributed to The Light in My World are not identified by their real names, and some details have been changed to protect the privacy and confidentiality of them and their families. The authors retain copyrights on their individual works.