we'll keep trying.

Sometimes I like to think we're all ants
and we live in a busy world
where there are many anthills
and many ants
we all work together
to heave the giant crumb
and call it a day.

but sometimes
it all gets ruined
our years of hard work
all just
flicked!
right off the map
by someone else who's bigger

and sometimes it gets washed away
just in moments, seconds
all our little sand hills, and the little crumbs
and sometimes us
we just wash away,
into a world of unknown

but we scurry back to our positions
push the sand together
heave the crumbs
and talk to the ones we love
we're all just little ants in a big world
but y'know...
we'll keep trying.

 

EverlastingWaves

VT

16 years old

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