BEING HUMAN

Fly on the wall sheltered for a while

minding its business just taking rest,

Down comes the honeycombed plastic bat

Fly sans life appears a little fat

Its only human to add skill to a kill

Ants in a line marching for food

Staccato motion as only ants could

Smack comes the boot, hard against pine

Ants remain still, still in a line

One giant step for mankind

A Beetle hits a wall 

lies on the floor with legs in the air

Sprayed with a chemical shower

the beetle withdraws, becomes smaller

Acid rain killing slower

Butterfly in maiden flight

flits merrily from flower to flower

The net swoops and butterfly traps

Beautiful forever with wings spread

A displayed human attraction

Ours to do just as we please

sitting atop the food chain

No questions asked about

who we kill for treasure

the pleasures being human