Love Ballad for an Earthworm

She will never know
More than the
Filth and dirt
That surrounds her
Crawling day to day
She will never know
The sun
In its splendid glory
Only that which
Is around her
Dark damp without hope
Then one day
She will die
But do not fear
For her
For though darkness
Be her home
She is loved
Respected like no others
Eating away at some
So others can be born
So though she is
Lowly and hated
She in her own way
Is greatest of all
Just like any of us
When we help others to grow
Just like you
Just like me

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