Thermal

Imagine,
if you will,
a hawk.
Circling far up
in the summer sky,
when out of the corner
of its razor sharp eyes
it espies a mouse.
A meal.
A hard bank right
and our hawk plunges
into its murderous descent.
It folds its wing
closer to its feathered frame,
and reaches speeds
of up to two hundred
miles per hour.
As this bird of prey
plummets towards
the unsuspecting mouse,
do you suppose
it ponders
the morality
of its actions?
That it should spare
this unaware field mouse
because it cannot defend itself?
That,
because of its elevated position
within the animal kingdom,
it should “know better”
and choose to live
in a manner that does not
cause any harm
to this poor mouse?
No,
no it does not.
It strikes the mouse
faster than it can process
the hawks talons
rending through its soft flesh.
The hawk has accepted its role
in nature,
as has the mouse.
We upset the delicate balance
of the universe
when we attempt to change
the natural order of things.
Only when we grasp
our position in this cycle
are we truly free
to live our lives
to its fullest extent.

~LT