social media is good for something
scrolling mindlessly nonetheless the eyes snag
on a reel of dogs delight
of a whale sharing its baby with a ship of humans
a lion handing over its cub to the hands of humanity for
protection
the stretch of a parrots neck toward the face of the one it can call by name
these things
creatures we not long ago said heaven could not enlist
as if a soul was royal property of humanity alone
this
social media has given proof
almost like the scientific study or the researchers evidencing
we have gotten it wrong
so very wrong
but there is potential to right