The Castle Literary Magazine


Spring 1999 | Volume 53 Issue 2


Lisa Smith, ’99

The Swarm

The cafeteria is buzzing
all around her empty table.
Happy honeybees and drones
walk by
together.

Slowly, she stirs her goulash.
Noodles, sauce, peas,
some kind of mystery meat,
blend easily
together.

A bell echoes in her ears
telling her to vanish,
into the swarm that loves
being
together.