I named the ant
Just before I stepped on it
I wanted to see if it would feel different if we knew each other on a personal level
It did
I miss Ted
Even though we’d just been introduced
I wondered if Godzilla
Would have done all that trampling
If he’d known the names of the people
That would soon be hanging on his feet like old gum
Would anyone kill anything if it had a name?
Would we eat Porky or chew on Puffball?
I went to the store
I called the pork loin Millicent
I ate it anyway
It was a little chewy