I Am Leaf
glow green all day
powered by sun
after gusts or rain
fall brown and flat
stuck to surface but
through wind and feet
and mouths I move
into ground as before
provide inspiration
for those who live
I will circle back
around food chain
again of use as always
like my sisters and brothers
Paint the leaves
While the world goes
Down a drain
Prison bars
Replace curtains
Birds flee
Radioactive wind
Fractured windows
Imitate trees
Webbed walls
Fly away as dust
Close the door
On the ant masses
Who salute
Tattered flags
From smashed
Family units
Dew drops on a dead leaf
The giant goes for a walk
under the blazing sun
The behemoth steps and steps
on long concrete sidewalk
A small insect traverses the
width of a rectangle just ahead
One gargantuan sandal darkens
the sky above the bug only briefly
It was the last thing it ever felt,
a mindless accident of location
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