Ants On Her Dead Body. Poem by M. Asim Nehal

Ants On Her Dead Body.

Rating: 5.0


In the slow sound of violin, I shall lament,
for an eerie sight which I had witness and I so bent,
Ants on her body, they crawled and roamed,
A haunting scene, in darkness, intoned.

She lay so still, upon the ground,
As if in slumber, forever bound,
But beneath her skin, a secret concealed,
a mass of ants, a conquest revealed.

They scurried cross her flesh, in blackened march,
their tiny legs, a symphony of dread and arch,
each step they took, a shudder sent,
ants on her body, a mournful event.

Her once radiant beauty, now marred and worn,
by nature's army, her form so torn,
they feasted upon her, with all their might,
a somber dance, in the moon's pale light.

They devoured her being, piece by piece,
while I, a witness, felt sorrow's release,
for in her demise, I saw life's cruel fate,
ants on her body, a dirge resonates.

Oh the creatures how relentless and small,
their hunger, a testament to nature's call,
they cared not for her spirit, now lost,
as they consumed her, despair's final cost.

And as the night wore on, their feast complete,
a silence fell, a requiem so bittersweet,
for though she now rested in eternal sleep,
the ants on her body, their memory, I'll keep.

Saturday, July 8, 2023
Topic(s) of this poem: life and death
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Poetic Sky 09 July 2023

Wonderful line: Her once radiant beauty, now marred and worn, by nature's army, her form so torn, they feasted upon her, with all their might, a somber dance, in the moon's pale light.

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Poetic Sky 09 July 2023

Life is very cruel, for some it is painful and for others it is rosy. And as the night wore on, their feast complete, a silence fell, a requiem so bittersweet, for though she now rested in eternal sleep, the ants on her body, their memory, I'll keep.

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Quaid-Uz- Zaman 09 July 2023

The poem finely composed has touched my heart. Thanks for the sharing.

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Anjandev Roy 09 July 2023

Profound piece.....great representation.....thank u.... friend.....

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LeeAnn Azzopardi 09 July 2023

I truly loved this poem Bravo! ! !

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Susan Williams 10 July 2023

[Shuddering}--- Obviously death by fire is the way to go My friend--this poem is absolute poetic genius

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Susan Williams 10 July 2023

I shall Never get this poem out of my mind---top marks for a genius of a poem

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Susan Williams 10 July 2023

well, that does it! I absolutely REFUSE to die and become a corpse-feast for the brutal attack of insects...UGH! ! ! ! One thing about it---

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Sheeya Hacks 10 July 2023

A poem of a serious notes. I enjoyed the theme and rhyme.

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I have witnessed a number of such incidents, ants feeding on carcasses. Your capabilities to weave a poem aroound it is really commendable

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