Thursday, December 19, 2024

The Scarab Unafraid of Shit

Entomb me with your burying gaze,

your mudslinging ways,

these claws were meant to dig. 

But I will be extremely big

about the pyramid of shit

when you had me in it. 

Should being brought low make me small?

Honestly? No, not at all.  

A scarab beetle cleans and renews

in the dung and death that ensues

all throughout its constructive life.

And me--I thrive on strife. 

Because striving is thriving and tills the soil

that preserves my entire mortal coil. 

Go on and criticize me,

you nourish and moisturize me. 

And I will come up glowing. 

So step back or start knowing. 

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