New poem: "Darwin's Dilemma"

 

Darwin’s Dilemma

 

The hunter stalks his prey like

an animal without conscience looking

for the weak, the vulnerable, the lonely,

the old, the relative-less, and a thoughtful

gesture, the time, patience, feigned

good-heartedness, and then comes the kill

with the execution of the will, and the hunter

walks away with the spoils: house, savings,

car, TV, grandfather clock, and many

useless personal things, praising Nature

and sneering at the moral order

of the world.

 

Composed in Nipigon, Ontario

Date unknown: 1990-2000