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Look to the Ant

M.A. Franklin

Jul 27, 2023

Look to the Ant

Twisting
Rage carves
Trenches
Through bricks
And stone
And dirt
And wood.

Clouds drop
Their funnel
And the
Wind is
Made sight.
Lightning
Applauds.

Is this
What ants
Feel like
When a
Boy blows
Down an
anthill?