If they catch a juicy grasshopper, they eat.
If they can’t find a grasshopper, they don’t eat.
There’s no hot line they can call
no soup line they can stand in.
no federal agency or charity group they can apply to.
If they step on a thorn and their foot gets infected
there’s no emergency room they can go to
no primary care physician they can get a referral from
They might live
They might die.
They just wait and see.
Sparrows and vultures and robins don’t have insurance either.
If vultures find a dead badger, they eat.
If they don’t find a dead badger, they don’t eat.
They might live
They might die.
They just wait and see.