I preached,
when I was 8
years old,
I felt I was
an old sage,
wordly wise
and forward
praise,
I watched ants march
like obedient soldiers,
into the hills,
my jaw ajar and
my mind gone
lost in space,
a dreamy state,
the sidewalk
became,
another planet
and I,
glass-eyed
and 8,
pondered deeply
about black ants
and their militarized
state-
what
where
why
did they
serve?
and, for who’s
purpose?
I proclaim.
@Jay Mora-Shihadeh
revised 7/9/21
