- Boy: Did it hurt
- Girl: (sigh) did what hurt
- Boy: Breaking through the earth's crust ascending from hell
the worm
The worm upon the ground
does not feel lowly.
It is not insignificant in its world.
Not a wishing for
or wanting.
There is no sense of being worthless.
It is not hungry for acceptance.
It does not strike the hands
that pluck it from comfort
into disarray.
