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I saw a fly today. Not one of those monstrous ones that grow to the size of a little toe nail. It was so tiny, it could have almost flown through the eye of a needle without touching the sides.

And I wondered.

If such a little speck can live and eat and reproduce and even fly. What are all of our achievements compared to the power of nature. We just don't measure up.

I saw a fly today. Not one of those monstrous ones that grow to the size of a little toe nail. It was so tiny, it could have almost flown through the eye of a needle without touching the sides. And I wondered. If such a little speck can live and eat and reproduce and even fly. What are all of our achievements compared to the power of nature. We just don't measure up.

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He can be an absolute degenerate at times. Still that one's not bad.

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It is a genuinely good poem. Beyond my ability to be sure.

It's been some time, but I do remember disclaimers accompanied the recommendation of reading his work. I rather aspired to such notoriety in my youth. Now I just want to write something that maybe won't ruin the mind of the person who inspired it.