Bird Eat Bird

You’ve heard of “dog eat dog?” I always thought that was absurd Until today; I witnessed Something like it - bird eat bird. A hawk came out of nowhere; Zipped behind us in a streak And glancing skyward, we observed A chase of beak to beak. A little bird, with all its might, Flew furiously fast. In seconds, though, the hawk caught up, His breakfast snagged at last. He lit upon a branch, his meal Secured but still alive And struggling without a chance To possibly survive. It made me sad; my husband said, “That’s just what’s meant to be. It’s Nature, after all...” But still, not what I like to see.