worm food

nuf sed

what are we when we are gone?
just peas in a  pod?
stepped on, trampled on
mugged, beaten, and shot?
do we lay down dead
nothing but natures atire
beautifully strewn about
to accompany the summer breeze?
are we perhaps landmarks
for the cockroaches to navigate by
in the dark?
will we dream when we are
exiled by our beating hearts?
if we wont, then i dont mind
being food for the worms.

Reviews

[Emily B]

Poe's "Conqueror Worm" has long been one of my favorite . . . you've got something good going on here

[Larry Dyson]

drop this part...."what are we when we are gone?
just peas in a pod?
stepped on, trampled on
mugged, beaten, and shot?" and reread it.. it is very expressive in thinking...nice simile... nice question?...are we just...do we lay down dead
nothing but natures atire
beautifully strewn about
to accompany the summer breeze?
are we perhaps landmarks
for the cockroaches to navigate by
in the dark?
i like the ideas!