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Stephanie LaLand
A poem on compassion, kinship, and what truly sets us apart
What separates the beast from us?
Our hands-our brains so ponderous?
What makes us feel superior?
We walk on two legs; they on four.
Abandoned; even pets go feral
Without love, we the world imperil
Through brutish greed, forests we ruin
And sweet paradise a dune.
As animals respond to kindness
We humans need help with our blindness.
We mustn’t be so quick to judge
We, too, must all be tamed by love.
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