An ode to the ants in my entryway

It is,

by all metrics, 

a most 

ineffective 

invasion. 

Waves of three

or four

obsidian intruders, 

specks

among specks - 

indistinguishable

from tiny rocks

and dirt

tracked in

on shoes and 

paws, 

but for

the scurrying.

Drawn

by some

imperceptible 

lure, ignorant 

to danger, 

infiltrators

find the

tiniest

weakness and

exploit it. 

But

bravery, 

even most

stout, 

ruptures

under the

weight 

of a shoe.