a foot sole pale and shy
sweeping the grass
(an ant
sees death
white above
six legs-
none moving
fast enough)
the heel
pressing dirt
into valleys
(one leg is lost
crushed and torn off
the ant lying
crippled
waits mindlessly
for rescue)
later in the shower
the tiny limb is mistaken
for dirt
(he has no idea
what has been
washed down the drain)
Megan
Dorrell
is everything but intense.