The Smallness Dilemma: A Tale by Althea Davis

The image displays a poem titled 'The Crime of Being Small' by Althea Davis, with black text on a plain white background. The poem is formatted in a standard left-aligned block, with each line clearly separated. The text describes a poignant plea to God for mercy toward small creatures like deer, moths, and mice, wishing them peaceful afterlives or relief from suffering, and concludes with a lament that death might be kinder than human beings. The entire poem is visible and legible.

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