They could be best friends if they weren’t so
excited, if one didn’t hide, or the other didn’t
chase.
How easy it is to antagonize when the alternative is
to embrace.
They could team up to scare the crows away or ruin
my vegetable garden.
Or, maybe hunt all of the rodents together, if their
hearts weren’t so hardened.
Instead the rodents and crows roam free mostly out
of sight.
But, I think of what could be if only they might
work together using one’s strength where the other
is weak.
If only working together wasn’t seen as being meek,
then maybe they might clean up this place, and yet
make a difference here,
but loving isn’t as motivating as living in fear.