The deer came to greet me today.
A small hello
before going on their way–
Two does and a fuzzy coated fawn.
The leading doe stared at me,
Assessing me a threat or not.
Her head turned,
her elegant neck stretched toward me,
her eyes softened as she decided—
no need to run away.
Her stare continued.
For a moment, I sinned.
I coveted her innocence,
their understanding of the world,
these mountains here—
Yes, I know,
they know the twins,
cruelty and brutality,
in ways I can never understand.
But I envy their ignorance
of the cruelty and brutality
contained within humanity.
Sometimes, it feels like, it would be luckier to be, lower order of, living, organisms, as, we believe, they lacked the experiences of emotions as we, do, but, they feel their pains, like we do, they just, don’t and can’t, express like we, can.
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Thank you. Sometimes we can feel a moment of connection with them if we allow ourselves.
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