They Came Poem by soren Barrett

Yesterday while fixing dinner I was stung on the foot by what I initially thought was a horsefly. Brushing it with my other foot the pain remained. Looking down I saw a large black ant. Stooping down to pull it off I saw dozens of others swarming about. Sweeping them outside I saw tens of thousands swarming the side of the house. Going out the other door literally millions surrounding the house, covering the walks and porch. Each step on the grass produced a foot full clinging. Retreating inside I had numerous hitch hikers that had to be removed. Today they are gone not a dead body of the one's I squashed left behind as if it were a dream, but the bites on my feet remind me it was not a hallucination.