little ant
before you are crushed?
surviving rocks and
oppressive jungle
you felt invincible
strode on the sands
of the great lake
mocking the hissing waves,
yet you cling to a stone
in its chuckling belly
while they reach increasingly
for your soul-
not even the printed page
floating so invitingly
can save you from wrath.
Amin Kassam (born 1948) Kenya
Source: Poem Collections
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