The Cruel Bird

The heron seems to smile upon its prey Why did God make this bird be that way? Could it live on grass and bits of moss? I guess it is the protein it would miss. We do much worse things than do the birds We damage other people by our words. We also steal more money from the poor Even when the hangman’s at the door. No,I don’t feel guilty being rich It seems that I use money as a crutch I’ll give my winter coats to Charity I’ll dress by drying leaves fresh off a tree I’ll get a little couch inside the shed And hear the beetles laughing in my bed I guess a beetle will not know my name Just like men, oh, dear, are they the same?