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Mercy Shown

When you kill
An ant
do you stop and think

Does it come under
Extension
Of mercy. Am I placing myself on the brink

As the mercy we are given
Is the mercy
We have shown


I go through this
every year
When they try to invade my home

The ones I
Destroy with my own
Cruel hands

Behaving as an
Ogre
May God understand

I  take
None of His works lightly
As I do what seems must be done

And as I snuff
Out there little lights
I always say,Sorry Hon

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Indiana Shaw

Date: 5/9/2022 9:21:00 PM

In perspective if we were ants ourselves that were attacked by giants in size ratio to us, we would be nothing, so anything no matter the size is something . . . : )

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 5/4/2022 9:23:00 PM

Mindful as also practical ~ enjoyed

Vickey Rhymer
Date: 5/4/2022 9:26:00 PM

Thanks

Anil Deo

Date: 5/4/2022 2:04:00 PM

You do say, SORRY HON. THhink.mosquitos. I rarely tell them. Sorry Hon. But the fact u think deeply of your sins of omission AND COMMISION, may already be a kind of repentance. Love this style, too. Again, thx for reading my work

Vickey Rhymer
Date: 5/4/2022 6:06:00 PM

Thank you for reading mine as well.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 5/3/2022 11:50:00 AM

I stepped on an ant in Germany, and was surprised to see other ants immediately do a little dance around it, pluck off its antenna, and then cart the body off. Must have been Christians? Aloha!

Anil Deo
Date: 5/4/2022 2:05:00 PM

Or some of my best friends & family??? Shalom shalom

Vickey Rhymer
Date: 5/3/2022 12:23:00 PM

Or blood sucking narcissists