I sat outside on the deck today 
waiting to see what might come my way 
truth to tell there was not much going on 
not even a bird singing its song 
a couple of birds did fly our way 
only for a minute did they stay 
as the bigger birds blocked their path 
and so it turned out they had to be last 
and wait their turn for the big birds to go 
I wonder why Nature planned it so 
in the human world it is the opposite way 
as the larger one has no say 
but stands back and waits and does not proceed 
that is unwritten but is Human Creed 
In a perfect World that would be the way 
so the smallest one would have their say 
and because of their size would go first 
unless you want to come off the worst 
Who am I kidding I do not know 
there is no perfect world to show 
each for themselves and  to heck with the rest 
strength and size always beats the test 
and rather than a problem create 
the smaller guy accepts his fate 
that because of his size he is way too late 
and will always be the end of the line 
which in most cases is perfectly fine 
as the smaller guy uses his brain 
and life turns out to be just the same. 
Written 3/26/2024