Animal or Man.

Deep inside us is who we are.

Not just the stuff made from a star.

An animal knows only what he shows.

A man surely knows what he knows.

An animal looks at the sky and may see rain.

A man looks to the sky and sees God’s refrain.

An animal looks at the night sky and sees a star.

A man looks at the night sky and sees creation far.

An animal raises young just to survive.

A man raises young, to greater things strive.

An animal moves rocks to get bugs underneath.

A man moves rocks to make art to bequeath.

An animal stands on a cliff to look below.

A man stands on a cliff to learn and know.

An animal sees fire and swiftly takes flight.

A man sees fire and harnesses it to see at night.

An animal sees a rock and walks on by.

A man sees a rock and makes it fly.

An animal sees a bird and wants to eat it.

A man sees a bird and wants to repeat it.

An animal sees a waterfall and drinks from the shower.

A man sees a waterfall and makes great power.

An animal uses wind to smell scent within.

A man uses wind to give windmills a spin.

An animal uses gravity to pounce from above.

A man defies gravity and flies like a dove.

Animals see only with their senses.

A man sees with his mind’s lenses.

Animals hear from nature so true.

A man hears that and music too.

Animals walk this Earth through time they plod.

A man walks this Earth while looking for God.

Kasey Dann.