the eyes of the condor <br />their ferocious stare resembles <br />a hook that holds our heart at ransom <br />they size us up over and over <br />before striking with a sharpness <br />steelier than claws as if to <br />triumph is its ultimate birth right<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-condor/