Predator and Prey

We call ourselves carnivores

It is not our bodies that define us as such

But everyone believes a much

We are bound by our simple mores

It is not our large fangs or our muscular features

It is not our hunger or our disconnection from other creatures

It is the joy we find in hunting our prey

We move through the tall grass

Not knowing we make ourselves an impasse

We observe the movements of our victim

We feel superior because of the way we blend in the field

And because of the way we make others yield

Our beliefs are what make us hate our prey

It's because we are different

We believe ours is the better way

We choose our game like we choose our weapons

Our misconceptions give us the excuse

We don't realize that our minds are in misuse

We are simply that blind

Sometimes we pounce on the ones we hate

Sometimes we do it to those we admire

It's not all about our appetite or desire

It doesn't matter if we already ate

What we enjoy is the hunt itself

We love the feeling of leaping through the air

We love the feeling of landing on a helpless fair

We love the screams of terror and despair

It makes us feel better about ourselves

We dig our nails in our prey

Tarring off the flesh that we desire

We destroy what we hate

And we doom what we like

It is in our nature to take the bite

I was a predator long ago

I have long since banished the hunt

Now I am

And will always remain

A vegetarian