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Anonymous; A random short
Topic Started: Feb 16 2011, 06:04 PM (55 Views)
Chris
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The soul of the age
He watches ants scurry about at his feet. They march in strict rows. Some are darkly adorned, crawling with deliberate and practiced order, obviously intent on a specific goal. Others are more colorful, likely female. Some have little maggots in their arms, or rolling along in front of them, moving about hurriedly, more erratic in their intent and goals. There are larger, multicolored and oddly shaped beetles too that swarm, stop, and swarm again. The microcosm continues with its daily processes giving no indication that they have need of the Man.

He observes from above, far removed.

His eyes close. Equilibrium wanes as wind gently nudges him, urging him forward. He tilts his face to the sky and feels the warm sun. His face goes slack, placid. A small smile plays across his visage. His arms spread in welcome embrace as the earth turns beneath him and the red luminance in his eyelids vanishes. His smile quickly fades as a terrible wrenching in his gut replaces it with a grimace. The wind roars in his ears and he heaves dryly.

His eyes open in time to see concrete.

The sidewalk is bent in two. Both ends upturn, embracing the shattering body, his face disappears into the soil beneath. Without delay, the ants cease their scurrying and stand, watching the man embedded in their frequently traversed path. They stand in silence, hearing the last beats of the man's heart, non-rhythmic and gurgling, pumping his life water out of his wrung tissue onto their feet. Their heads cocking side to side, their eyes squinting and speculative as if he might withdraw from his place and reassemble.

Eventually the Man is removed from the path, the ants continue their march uninterrupted.
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Kris
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The world can end in 30 seconds.
Oh, I've read this one. Abstratomania.
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