You asked me how to killAn ant colonyI told you to press firmly on each speckUntil you thought they were no longer breathing,Until you felt the life melt to mush beneath the flesh of your thumb,And repeat
You asked me how to killAn ant colonyI told you the wound never heals,No amount of pressure can stop the bleeding,And once you give up murderThey’ll envelop your thoughtsAs they would honeyJust to tempt you
I no longer killI let them crawlAnd watch as they form stacked lines,Wordlessly wanderingUntil they inhabit this empty page.
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