I am the earthworm br Lord of the Underworld; br you hardly think of me br except perhaps as angleworm br br br I give the earth nitrogen br phosphates and potash; br and the soil is rich for br all my muscular contractions br br br I create passages for air br and water; br and by sheer power of my burrowing br I bring all these together br br br and if you think br I’m just tube br and mucus that I secrete, br sweetheart, br wait till you come br to the earth br for I’ll break you down br and convert you br into humus and casts br br br br O, I am the earthworm br Lord of the Underworld; br you hardly think of me br except perhaps as angleworm br br br so when are you coming, br sweetmeat, br when are you coming br down to earth?br br Raj Arumugambr br