A Murder and a Mouse

Three crows sit on a bare shiloh. 
They debate on whether to catch 
the meadow mouse or spare it’s life.
The three crows don’t think very long, 
because they are wild animals:
it’s in their nature to kill mice. 
But, for a merciful second
they questioned why they need to kill.

I think of how remarkable 
it is to not obsess on death
as an animal. To accept 
their ritualistic life cycle.
How graceful and peaceful are the
meadow mouse and three shiloh crows 
as they succumb to their fates.