Of evolution
As you forgo gills and fins,
their self-referral motions,
their philosophy of being
equated with being cold and sleek
as you denounce movement,
renounce oxygen,
foster your voiceless virtues,
from the raw material of non-hearing
develop
a soundproof inner ear –
your superfluous tail disappears,
your simple eye becomes a fulcrum,
from the photic zone you dive upwards :
a pair of wings
substitute for the fins –
as your sky defies your water.
As you forgo gills and fins,
their self-referral motions,
their philosophy of being
equated with being cold and sleek
as you denounce movement,
renounce oxygen,
foster your voiceless virtues,
from the raw material of non-hearing
develop
a soundproof inner ear –
your superfluous tail disappears,
your simple eye becomes a fulcrum,
from the photic zone you dive upwards :
a pair of wings
substitute for the fins –
as your sky defies your water.