Evolution's Collateral Damage

 Whir, whir,

         zoom zoom

Alpha and Beta,

         fight, flight

Wasted energy in the land of plenty.

Two feeders, eight perches,

         sugar water full.

Flashing florescent red and green,

         whir, whir

         zoom, zoom

 Grand Design,

         or Evolution's Collateral Damage?

Rich man, poor children,

         greed, charity,

         genocide, right to life

Alphas few.

         betas many.

Glamour, squalor

         rags, riches

Castles, hovels

         ballet slippers, bare feet.

Grand Design

         or Evolution's Collateral Damage?

Doug Minnis

November 2008