What is it <br />In us… <br />That makes us <br />Kind towards <br />Some animals <br />But cruel towards <br />Others? <br /> <br />The cats, <br />The dogs and <br />The hamsters <br />Are born <br />Lucky… <br />To be <br />Petted by <br />Us. <br /> <br />The chickens, <br />The lambs and <br />The pigs are <br />Destined to be <br />Killed by us. <br /> <br />Is this nature’s <br />Law of survival <br />Or the deeds of <br />Karma? <br /> <br />God forbid, <br />In our next <br />Birth, <br />If we are <br />One of these <br />Animals, <br />We’ll look up to <br />‘Humans’ to save <br />And spare us.<br /><br />Aparna Chatterjee<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/us-28/
