Living in Harmony with Critters

Destiny has brought me here

I am an immigrant,

in the Southwest,

near the Ocean, and desert

amidst the chaparral biome.

But I am glad—

not just me,

but many other critters

call this region home

or visit here

to spend phases of life.

The snakes, and lizards

the mourning doves, quails,

the hummingbirds, and roadrunners,

ground squirrels, and cottontail rabbits,

the mule deer, coyotes

spend their entire lives

The painted lady butterflies,

the cliff swallows

visit here as migrants.

I am committed

to living in harmony,

with you all.

We are all mortals.

And it is the absolute right

of all of us

to experience this world

before turning into stories.