slater

   never mind king of the jungle 
fame's at food chain's other end
   you decomposer 

   under every log and leaf 
rolypoly armadillo armies
   protected in your sphere 

   comminuting detritus     dismantling cellulose 
back to C, N, H, and O
   building blocks for bio highrise

   with overcast  complexion   Hell is above ground. 
Beware The Light. 
   Heaven , a warm black earth. 

   patiently munching whole dead forests 
eating Death 
   shitting Life

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(originally LIMESTONE MAGAZINE, UK, also appears in micromacro, AUS, and the Taj Mahal Review, INDIA)

 

 

 

 

 

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