The Lonely Ant

I’m an ant in a colony, but I cannot work.  I cannot work because I’m missing two legs on one side. The other ants want to kill me because I am no good to the rest of the colony.  Upon learning of their plot to take my life, I muster up every ounce of strength... Continue Reading →

Lonelier in Company

This small bubble of isolationRecycles my every breath,Into the fresh air, like that foundIn an open meadow in early springYet it is darker than nothingness itself.My movement is restrictedBy the casket walls that hideMe away. Craving light, I break free.I dig my way to the surfaceOf a planet inhabited by beingsThat claim to be friendly.Their... Continue Reading →

token friend

textbooks tell me humans are social creatures. humans need interaction to thrive. humans need to love and feel loved. anti-social. introvert. shy. weird. awkward. negative. crazy. those are my names. the names on my collar. the names i respond to. friends. people who care. only... they don't. they are friends so long as i remember... Continue Reading →

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