Emma

What does it mean to be human? Does it imply we are utterly fallible and cruel? Always concocting excuses for our mistakes “Oh, I’m only human” But to be humane Means to be pacifist, Considerate of those in agony Sparing the lives of those who may or may not deserve it But we discriminate ourselves above others The sovereign of the food chain With it an insult to be anything else “What are you, some sort of animal?” And to be superior We bestow judgment upon others Everything is our manipulation We could eradicate a species, a race, an earth if we desired Does fallibility amalgamate with supremacy? Does pacifism elope with malice? To be human is to be a paradox