We forget we are animals
defined by our biology,
determined in our theology
to become gods.
We claim supremacy
in our ability to reason.
Thus, science is treason
to our basest animality.
There is no true supremacy
in puppies seeking comfort in the pack,
but a leader holding back
its basest urges so they thrive.
Their is no supremacy among ants
plundering crumbs left behind
by birds with greater speed
after picnickers have had their feed.
Like puppies, birds and ants
we seek opportunity
and shared camaraderie
in order to survive.
Supremacy would deplete our strength,
interrupt the flow of shared effort,
deprive us of the joy of joint accomplishment.
It would make us less and steal our comfort.
Science steps in to stop such a fray
using reason to light our way.
Science untended
leaves a world upended.
Viral storms circle the globe
behind fires and drought,
rain and flood,
leaving illness and death.
Economies fall before we do
onto bended knees of recovery.
Myths replace stories
as reason loses glory.
We forget we are animals at our own peril.
We must forgo supremacy
to sustain democracy.
We must remember who we are.
annarino writes 