they came in swarms

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they came in swarms

and took what was left of me

each for their own

a small chunk of joy

a nibble of dignity

a crumb of flesh

they brought home their spoils

and shared it all with each other

breaking me down

and putting the pieces back together

into what would someday be known as

soil


tiny

little

scavengers

making their way

up any hill they see

and finding before them

my dead body

they make of it what they can

and share their gift

with the world

fertilizer

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