a painting of a day with no humans

a painting of a day with no humans

 

 

the wingless fly

walks to work

annoying the busy ants

while they try to accomplish

new roads

exploration away from the farm

 

the disappointed spider

peers from above

surfing the web

for take out

the wingless fly

feels impotent

 

his flightless life

makes no sense

why was he denied

to be like all of his kind

"different" is just a dumbed down version

of an anomaly

 

the ants finish their task

and start to party,

the spider sleeps restlessly

the wingless fly

is cold and determined

trying to adapt to his artificial wings

 

flying low

but at least 

not dragging his heels

on the ants' work of art.

 

 

erin-cilberto

9/2/22

Reviews

[W. Barrett Munn]

I love this one, Jacob. "dumbed down version of an anomaly" is so accurate. I sometimes think if all the humans on the planet would just be taught college-level biology and microbiology, if everyone understood DNA and genomes, how un-different man is from other life forms, how the "anomalies" of life are present everywhere, that we ourselves are the product of such anomalies, then we would have no more reason to war. "You can say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Winston

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, Imagine no possessions...then we would not be much different than the animals.
thank you, Winston...
j.

[Katrina Mckeown]

A day without humans, our wildlife would certainly thrive without humans trampling all over them little ants. :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

trample, run over....yes we do...thank you, Katrina.
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

A day without Poetry would leave me dangling like a Participle… gently, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I know how much it means to you, Pat...I surely do.
j.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Is a "fly" without wings called a "walk"? (laughing) What are chicken tenders before they are chicken tenders; are they chicken pretenders? Are people who tend chickens chicken tenders? My daughter said she doesn't know but she must be a turkey because she would "gobble" them up. I told her, no, turkeys do not eat chickens because that would be "fowl". Where is Henny Youngman when you need him? I enjoyed your day without humans. I was getting visions of Dali's "Metamorphosis of Narcissus" and those ants at work in the plaster.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Ha ha ha...you are too funny!

"Take my wife, please"

[supernova_thoughts]

Thinking about a day without humans is for me impossible. Yet, I'm drawn towards the idea. Great write J. Hope you are doing great.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, super....
doing okay in this neck of the woods...hope you are as well.
j.

[supernova_thoughts]

Well here, J.

[Chris Shaw]

I can't help feeling that a day without humans on the planet would produce a painting with plenty of sunshine in it. A most intriguing write J.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind words, Chris.
j.

[Ken e Bujold]

a great meal Jacob full repast of worms for thought

Ken e

[jacob erin-cilberto]

appreciate you, Ken,
j.