Harmony

Peaceful co-existence in a world of friends and foes;
I love you, I hate you, you have ice-cream on your nose.

I was a dolphin doing my own thing, apathetic to everything but me,
And then I got lonely and wanted to befriend the sea.

"Fishies! Fishies! Come to me!
We are all creatures of the element - let us live together in harmony!"

So we played in the water and were Pippin and merry,
Then I got hungry and wanted to fill my tummy.

"Eat me! Drink me," I believe, had said the fishies,
"If we don't feast upon each other, we'll die a horrible catastrophe!"

So I carelessly complied, and smacked my lips when I was satisfied.
And then I realized the truth had lied, and the fish friends I ate had died.

My insides felt dirty as I cried and floated with the tide.
"Well, there are more fish in the sea," I thought, and let the sadness subside.

So whether we are friends or foes, we let peace be our guide,
But rules are guidelines, and stomachs rule our hide.

And hunger eats away at guidelines to feed on nourishment it could provide.
Fish and dolphin live in water, but humans live worldwide.

Harmony .//.12.12.09.//. Carma C.