In a Perfect World
Now, I grant you, I am just an ant
I get along with other ants
We make our home among the plants.
We work all day in harmony
A perfect world, I'd have to say!
Some might think I'm here to rant
about my size. They may surmise
that I'm not smart enough to realize
how perfect my small world could be
if humans cared enough for me
We try so hard to keep away
from peril, stress and YOU each day
But now and then we stray across
the sidewalk or a path you take.
You never look or seem to know
you've smashed us with a heel or toe!
You hoe your weeds. Our meager needs
are compromised by seeds you sow!
The homes we've built, and eggs we've laid
are pulverized with mower blades!
A perfect world for you and me
would be to end this genocide!
You stay inside….I'll stay outside
We'll get along. And side by side
we'll both reside quite happily !!
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Submitted for "In A Perfect World" contest
Sponsor: Catie Lindsey
2/12/16
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