FAWM: "Equal Earthlings Unite"

Equal Earthlings Unite

3 hours ago by @karendemello

Skirmish: Queer and/or Quirky (@kahlo2013)

Equal Earthlings Unite

karendemello

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Liner Notes

Skirmish #3 for 2026 set a speed record for me!!! Done in 45 minutes :-)

Lyrics

first 2 verses spoken:

I'm on a quest to find some quiet Where I will use my quill With a feather from a quail and ink from a squid Fingers crossed I have some skill

I'll write a quirky song while I quack like a duck (quack!) I promise I will not quit We are all equal earthlings We can all be a queen On this I will never flit

chorus march: EQUAL EARTHLINGS UNITE! EQUAL EARTHLINGS UNITE! We are all in this together EQUAL EARTHLINGS UNITE! EQUAL EARTHLINGS UNITE! Queer or straight we are birds of a feather

Comments

@narwhalsexist 1h

This was so fun!! The bird imagery in multiple places really brought it home to me. Also I adore the combo of spoken and sung!

@karendemello 17m

Thank you! I was so focused on Q words that I didn't realize all of the bird imagery ~ too funny!

@cathreu 2h

Haha! love the duck quack. This is well presented, and then it breaks into song as if it is part of a play. Fantastic messaging, of course.

@karendemello 19m

Thank you! I have to admit, I chuckle when I listen to Mallards at the nearby pond, their calls just crack me up.

@kahlo2013 2h

Ha! This is quirky and fun! Love the preamble and the march of the earthlings!!!!

@karendemello 20m

Glad you liked it! Hours before you posted the skirmish prompt I told myself: I'm going to try to write something fun today for a change (not my forté as you know lol). When the moment came and I saw the prompt I thought "oh no, how can this be fun?". All I can say is: thank goodness for the letter Q for inspiration :-)