ants are automata <br />for a child to take apart <br />and learn how hard it is <br />to stop a thing from moving <br /> <br />and at that age an ant <br />is quiet large: easy to observe <br />how well it moves <br />with its head excised <br />- only a a trifle disordered <br />and as aimless as before <br /> <br />pain as sharp as this <br />is rare. what will you do with it? <br /> <br />May 31,1992<br /><br />umashankar manthravadi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ants-are-automata/