EARTH, April 14
I have, forever, been of the opinion
that life must, in essence, suck.
If you say, at the moment, yours doesn't. . .
well, that is simply dumb luck
of the draw.
Given time, LIFE
evens the score.
Sooner or later everyone's beaten.
An unfortunate few may even be eaten
alive by creatures deriving
much needed nourishment
by hunting us
despite discouragement
from precautions we take.
To many things hungry
you look like steak.
To lions and leopards and monitor lizards
who, given the chance, devour your gizzards,
as you feel entitled to do onto other
animals missing their mothers,
animals who are not, like us, vicious,
animals, who we find delicious,
slaughtered and stewed in their own juices
for which activity we make no excuses.
We see no need to ever refrain
from claiming our place atop the food chain.
A position ordained by most of our Gods.
(Except for a few whom we think odd.)
And, yes, other animals hunt one another.
It is not pretty, though it is efficient.
If bloody.
This essential, usual cruelty,
whether you're diner or dinner,
is evolution's one sole solution.
Everyone loses. No one's a winner.
Universal urges to eat
leads living things to kill and compete
for resources in order to feed —
unthinking instinct continues the breed.
I have, forever, been of the opinion
that life must, in essence, suck.
If you say, at the moment, yours doesn't. . .
well, that is simply dumb luck
of the draw.
Given time, LIFE
evens the score.
