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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Shaw Avatar
May 9, 2022 at 9:21 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 . . . : )
Seeker Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 9:23 PM
Mindful as also practical ~ enjoyed
Rhymer Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 9:26 PM
Thanks
Deo Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 2:04 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
Rhymer Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 6:06 PM
Thank you for reading mine as well.
Leffanta Avatar
May 3, 2022 at 11:50 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!
Deo Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 2:05 PM
Or some of my best friends & family??? Shalom shalom
Rhymer Avatar
May 3, 2022 at 12:23 PM
Or blood sucking narcissists
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