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ants; humans MAG
October 7, 2014
bend ’round the corner
in mindless frenzy
and quicken your wispy
legs when god comes
around, pull faster
for master, for king and
for heartless queen, now cross
yours she says and hope
not to lie, now scurry,
keep in line and move
antenna wires, let me ask you
can you love me, little one?
don’t wait for the celestial
hand to snatch away what is left
of the leftover cat food and
certainly don’t watch when it kills
you.
run.
© Megan B., Ellsinore, ME
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SpidersAcrossStars PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 20 2015 at 10:13 pm
wow this comment means so much to me. thank you so much for reading. i cant wait to read some of your work too :))
The structure of this poem brings to mind Kay Ryan, but the emotion has Sylvia Plath written in RED bold all over it. The whole poem, I feel, is a metaphor on humanity and its feeling with the deities. Sometimes, we feel too small and insignificant for the Higher Being(s). He/she/they are up there, we're down here. Do they notice us? Can they love us? Will they just crush us? Who knows... I love how your poetry isn't superficially beautiful with your wording, but also meaningful, because each word was chosen specifically to capture an intense emotion and image.
darker than i meant it to be