abyssia

there is a dresser in the woods. it would have made splendid fuel for the fire; it's old, dry wood crackling and snapping. but instead it has been carried to the woods that it may decay amongst its sisters. it was left covered with a few leaves, perhaps more blanket it now. rains have soaked it. winds have buffeted it. i wonder, does it stand or lay? perhaps some critters have made of it a home. it will be several years before it melts away. drawers that once saw socks and jeans may now host all manner of forest critters - from insects to mammals. and let us not forget the worms! any shine of polish must be gone by now. does the dresser mind? was it once proud to host undergarments? even if it was, perhaps it is happy now to relax a bit. for years people fretted over polishing it and attending to any nicks or scratches it may get. it felt itself age. but out there in the woods! it can be as it is. and its new inhabitants are certainly not so picky about appearances. yes dresser.... rest.
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Ok, so I'm being stranger than usual lately. With the high school flashbacks and such. And here is a little ditty about an ant that a friend requested. Why someone would be drinking chocolate milk at a picnic is beyond me. I mean, beer, iced tea, lemonade, various icy alcoholic beverages... but chocolate milk? Seems strange to me. Then again, I've been told I am a little strange. I wrote it to shut him up and it worked - but he demanded that I post the damnable thing! Grrr.... At least all this silliness goes with the goofy pic I have up - (thanks to the strong smile lobby ;o) Happy Day!

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sniff sniff
mmm
chocolate
glass seems
slippery to them
they're not me
up and over and
i'm in!
yum...
i should tell
i should tell the others
but, but it's so...
so delicious
wait!
what's this?
i... i can't move?
a chocolate trap!
if i could only make it
make it to the side...
the pink comes
woah! the world...
moving so...
and water!
swishing and
i'm free!
wee!!!