Survival of the Flittest

Drawn to the aroma of sweet nectar
beckoning from the bell
of a blood red trumpet vine blossom,
two ruby throated, emerald green
avian Apache helicopters hover warily at a petal portal
planning inevitable pre-culinary combat.

Desire - anger - aggression-
violence - fear - retreat - then
with all others subdued or bluffed,
victor’s lust for self-indulgence
is smugly satisfied.

Natural traits
of the animal kingdom.
Don’t deny them.
Don’t apply them.

With a whir and a flit and a ”love you,”
rise above them.  Admire the grace
of the single hummingbird spectacle.
Find another of God’s creatures
to exemplify proper social interaction.