The bee will sacrifice her life
To safeguarding her home, the hive.
And one may wonder at this deed
That goes against all nature's creed
To self preserve. But then, this guide
To altruistic suicide,
Is like a human white blood cell
That dies so it can fight infection.
Then, perhaps, you may foretell
That nature works in all perfection:
For if the “being” is the Hive
And not the Bee, then you commence
To see that giving up her life
Makes, to the bee, compelling sense...