It was very cold
but I still stopped to watch a stray cat
devouring a small bird
The bird’s wings flared and fanned
Flashing the most dazzling breathtakingly glorious colors
I felt the bird’s pain in a truly sensual way
His small body twisting and flopping on the ground
like it was pleading for something, anything to relieve it’s agony
But neither nature nor I had any intention of intervening
We were simply there to observe
The cat pawed the small creature
playfully across the sidewalk
I just sighed and thought how the cat
reminded me of god toward man
taunting and humiliating him before the kill
The cat finally put the live bird in his mouth
and strutted proudly away
Somewhere I’m sure some Devine source was truly captivated
by this delightfully gruesome scene
And I felt more in touch
with that spiritual side of me
