Monday, September 9, 2013

Hysteria of the Cicadas


Hysteria of the Cicadas

What is it to me
the hysteria of the cicadas
two weeks before the autumn
equinox as they sense the end
of their world what has it
to do with me am I
a cicada in a world of ants
warrior ants scurrying to kill
whatever they can devour
red and black doom for
the songs of insects high
in the boughs of a dying summer

Jack 9-9-13