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Public Domain photo by Aliparsa – Sept 7, 2012
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A
Violent Truth
Violence
pervades nature,
permeates,
percolates,
all as a
matter of course.
Supporting
survival instincts –
food,
protection, self-preservation –
it provides
a natural balance
sans maliciousness,
minus malice.
What lion
harbors enmity for appetizing zebra?
Does
delectable gazelle abhor hungry hyena?
Both dragonfly
& praying mantis
are predators
& prey
on any
given day.
Violence
in nature is a common phenomenon
occurring
without malevolent intent.
The
natural world thrives on it.
Hatred,
on the other hand,
is
mostly man-made;
a toxic
human concoction,
unnatural,
unnecessary –
more
greed than need;
destructive,
unproductive,
it rarely
profits anyone anything
and
offers no portion of peace.
PSC/2014-Apr
Written for 2014 April PAD Challenge: Day 8 – A Violent
and/or Peaceful poem:
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