Heaven on Earth

It does seem clear,
if you watch animals closely,
whether squirrel or sparrow,
that fur and feather will outlast us;

that smaller brains
and bodies find a way
to drive man out,
conquer space and time, 

such that dying of age 
is respected,
necessity of killing
dismissed as pride:

not who is first or most blessed
in the things of life 
or stronger or weaker…
but kind,

so that lions may lie down with lambs:
no fire needed, 
not even money;
mercy the universal coin

that joins all life together
in earth’s one room…
but  due to space requirements:

neither woman nor even man.