The Hawk & The Hippo
There is a shared delusion
Of professors and priests
That the life of Man
Differs greatly from that of the beasts
The Ant may have the mind of a hive
Man's broader altruism
Is only another broader form of kin selection
He survives when all around him thrives
How different is one man from another
In our hive like collective unconcious
Barrak Obama is my brother
Im not 100% sure I know how to spell his name
But I have an interest in his well being
Just the same
What would you say if I put this in reverse
And said that an incredible theater
The Ant does rehearse
That the Germ has its science
And the Atom its domestic appliance
You may say I am a fantasist
I respond that you are an intellectual
And ontological narcisist
Love may not be all around
But that the Ant and the Atom are my brother
Is what I have found
My brothers can sometimes be a bit of a pain
But it doesnt stop me loving them all the same
I can be difficult
And yet they abide me
Much as the Hawk and the Hippo
Are pleased to let each other be free
Povey 2015