Pigeons

Pigeons are so unappreciated
being the rats of the sky
they overpopulate the park benches 
waiting for a crumb food supply

yet if you look at the bigger picture
isn't our species just the same
over populating social networks 
waiting for a supply of attention or fame

and I use the word 'species' quite lightly
is human even an appropriate label
because most of us are so inhumane
compared to pigeons we are the unstable

pigeons just want food to live
humans live to want more
yet we are the ones shoo-ing them away
when they are the ones who deserve to be adored 

I mean yeah they seem to be everywhere
but take a minute to look around
we are the ones causing the destruction
stuck on this filthy ground

they deserve this earth 
and so do you and I
so next time you call any creature filthy 
remember 
         you are stuck on the ground 
                                   as they are in the sky

Source: http://hellopoetry.com/words/16432/pigeon/poems/ Luna 15.4.2015