ants and stars

We wake up to the sun,
we live on dreams,
keep eating stars
we rule the world
we chase the light
we control time
we exist, just for the thrill of it
we are the empire
we don't stop
we dress up
we think
we laugh
we love the love
we fall sleep
we are the poets, or not
we are the simple
the complicated
the undeniable
the graced
the tearful
the hedonists
the nihilists
the sober
and the drunk