Some things are for the ants to bite
like the tip of your toe
or the corner of a book
or bits of leaves
The tiny holes add character
I find myself searching for the source
perhaps they're tucked away in some crack
or corner and are waiting to be found out
or hiding until they can make their escape
the ants dig fortresses beneath the surface
find the crevices unknown to man
explore the depths of the smallest worlds
I try to shrink down to their size
fold my body into itself
become as small as I always wish I can be
unnoticeable except to the keenest eye
and hopelessly fail every time
the ants don't notice
they are caught up in
their own small world
where the grass is a forest
and sidewalk cracks are canyons
Sometimes our small is impossibly large
and the ants don't mind.
Nov 27, 2018
Nov 27, 2018 at 5:09 PM UTC
Some things are for the ants to bite
like the tip of your toe
or the corner of a book
or bits of leaves
The tiny holes add character
I find myself searching for the source
perhaps they're tucked away in some crack
or corner and are waiting to be found out
or hiding until they can make their escape
the ants dig fortresses beneath the surface
find the crevices unknown to man
explore the depths of the smallest worlds
I try to shrink down to their size
fold my body into itself
become as small as I always wish I can be
unnoticeable except to the keenest eye
and hopelessly fail every time
the ants don't notice
they are caught up in
their own small world
where the grass is a forest
and sidewalk cracks are canyons
Sometimes our small is impossibly large
and the ants don't mind.
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