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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