TheInnocentAnt

OncetherewasanAnt,industriousashecouldbe,
ProudtobecomepartoftheexclusiveGoldColony.

Inhisparentcommunity,hewasoneofthebest.
Heworkedsohardandhardlygotfoodandrest.

Hewentthroughtoughtimes,nearlydrownedinastorm,
Nearlycrushed,pushedaroundbyothersinhisswarm.

Buttheantpushedthrough,optimisticandkind,
Seeingthegoodinothers,keepingapositivemind.

Afterdeliveringfoodandlarvaeforhisyears,
Hewasrewardedandpromotedbyhissuperiors.

TheGoldColony!DoIdeservesuchatreat?
WonderedtheinnocentAnt,humbledespiteallhisfeats.

Excitedandoptimistic,hecametoworkthefirstday.
EagertolearnthingstheGoldColonyway.

AlltheGoldantsaroundhimtreatedhimwithkindness.
Helearnedquickly,happytobeamongthefinest.

HemadefriendswithanotherAnt,andtheyservedtheQueen.
Theyworkedwelltogether,thatwaseasilyseen.

TheAnt,withhisfriendandtherestoftheteam,
BuildabeautifulnewnestandsuppliesfortheQueen.

Sincere,honest,successful,andlovedbyall,
theAntcouldnothaveimaginedhisowndownfall.

ThentheManagerantdecidedtocreateadivision,
HiredtwonewantstoworkwiththeAntandcarryouthisgrandvision.

TheAntwelcomedthenewantsandshowedthemtheropes.
Sincealltheotherantsweresogood,hehadhighhopes.

Butunliketheotherants,thesetwoantswereunkind,
TopushtheAntdown,theywerehighlyinclined.


Theysteppedonhimandbithimashecarriedsupplies,
Ashelaythereinpain,theyignoredhiscries.

TheybroughthisforagestotheManagerant,
ClaimingtheyweretheoneswhohadgottenthemfromthePlant.

TheAnttoldhisfriend,thesenewantswerepushinghimaround.
Hisfriendagreed,butsaidasolutioncouldnotbefound.

TheManagerantsaid,Youarentgettingworkdone,
TheAntreplied,Theseotherantsaresteppingoverme,askanyone.

TheManagerantwouldntlisten,andfinallytookhisstand.
ThepoorAnthadnochoicebuttoobeyhiscommand.

Youarentgoodenough.Getoutofthisplace.
Leaveourcolony.Dontevershowusyourface.

TheAntprotested.Hetalkedtohisfriendsandfamily,
Althoughtheyalllookedathimwithsympathy,

Theytoldhim,Justleave,thoseotherantsarejustjerks,
HecriedandsaidIlovedithere,tilltheyruinedmywork.

Iworkedsohard,andnowtheygettobepartoftheGoldColony,
Andnooneevencaresaboutwhattheydidtome.

Theotherantsgrewtiredoflisteningtohiscomplaints.
ThepoorAnttriedhardtokeephissadnessrestrained.

Butthetwoantskepttauntinghim,takingawayhisfriend,
Leavinghimcompletelyaloneintheend.

Broken,tortured,alone,theAntcouldtakeitnomore.
Hewondered,IsthiswhatIveworkedsohardfor?

Aftersomanyyears,Ihadearnedthatplace.
Andtheytellme,getoutandnevershowusyourface?

Hisspiritcrushed,withoutafriendonhisside,
Feelinglikenoonewouldcareifhedied,

TheAntwondered,howcouldtheworldbesocruel,
Forallhisinnocence,hefeltlikeafool.

Unabletobearthetormentofwhathehadlost,
TheAntdecidedlivingwasnotworththiscost.

WhentheyfoundthepoorAnt,lifelessontheground,
TheotherAntshardlymourned,hardlycaredthatheddrowned.

Theymovedon,andnothingchangedatall,
Someantsdidwellandotherswouldfall.

Justice,kindness,andinnocencecannotsurvive,
FromtheinnocentAntthislessonwemustimbibe.

Tryingtochangetheworldisfutile,wellneversucceed.
Wemustacceptthisworld,fullofunkindnessandgreed.

Noonewillstandupforpoor,innocentlives.
Itismoreimportantforthemtosurvive.

Foritmattersnotwhattheinnocentamongusdeserve,
Theevilofsocietywillalwaysbepreserved.