Our Poet Pets

Our animals, our pets, know by instinct to squint and look away from the sun. But we poet-people are overrun less by instinct than free will. We can do damage despite ourselves. Our children are taught to never look at the sun. Yet young longing eyes always look for the bright. Our pets are protected by instinct. Though we poet-people may feel the animal link; combined with the gentle and kind force of free will that was given us as a gift, we are protected by love. Protection from damage by above. Strong free will decides if our thoughts will be right or wrong, cruel or kind. Or which of us may choose to stare away from the Son, and be blind.