Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

What If

What if owls are not wise?
What if mice are not scary?
What if owls are dumb?
What if mice speak six languages? 
What if they are super intelligent?
Will we keep catching them and killing them?

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L Milton Hankins June 18, 2021 at 9:46 AM Yes, we would, because we know perfectly fine, intelligent, good people in other countries and we throw bombs at them. Sometimes we do it to our neighbors, too. Caren Krutsinger June 19, 2021 at 11:59 AM This is what we do. Bravo! Great answer.