An Ant Bit Me Poem by Howard The Motivational Poet Simon
An Ant Bit Me
An ant bit Me.
A tiny thing,
a little thing,
so small a thing-
that you may say.
Not so for me.
The pain was big,
the memory long,
my anger strong,
my disgust real.
More than my hurt
were lessons learnt:
small can do large,
big can feel small,
to kill is choice,
forgive is best,
to give to small-
a real tough test.
Live and let live-
Love even ant
I enjoyed the underlying deeper message of this poem- I really did... it's just that an ant bit my tongue and my tongue swelled to the point I had to go to the emergency room and I guess I have a vindictive streak because I whoop up on any ant wandering into my house now! ! On a higher plane, I live and let live ants and spiders and other creepy crawlies who live outside and stay there... I think my higher plane is tilted...10+
Through such an insignificant occurrence like the bite of an ant, what lofty ideas you give for mulling over! Even the insignificant can produce visible results, a mighty man can be made helpless by even a tiny creature, forgiveness is better than punishment.... an attitude of tolerance and a policy of live and let live should be our guiding principle etc, etc! Powerful write! (10)
In this infinite world we are also like a ant and we are biting the nature.
Very profound poem. The pain was big...the memory long. Beautifully expresses the impact of a small thing on humans. And what makes this poem a very special one is that the biting of an ant usually goes unnoticed n is soon forgotten. Only a poetic mind like yours can turn the ordinary into extraordinary and can derive a lesson from the trivial. In the beginning the hurt may cause rage but gradually when the feelings subside n you think with a clear head, even the hurt was for your own good. Well penned.
A beautiful, philosophical poem. The ant may be tiny but its capacity to bite is immense. Just shows that we cannot under-estimate a being on the basis of its size. God has made all beings on this earth worthy. Let us learn to treat all alike with love and respect....As always a poem with a great message, Dear Poet Howard.....10
Learning from the ant to gain wisdom! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
The poem has a clear message- 'Live and let live'- and the best way to do that is to learn to forgive even when we are in 'big pain'. Loved this inspirational poem, but sadly, I cannot rate it, as the rating system seems to have disappeared, or is there some fault with my PC? :)
Beautifully crafted and masterfully executed.10+++
A wonderful poem with a meaningful message. Everyone has his own strength. We could never understimate the capacity and power of anyone. A tiny dust can make us temporarily blind.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 12:05:54 AM # 1.0.0
There is an old Hindi couplet which deals with a similar subject. It says that a sword cannot do what a small needle is capable of doing. But you have added another dimension to it- ant-bite pain and 'Live and let live- Love even ant'. Thanks.