If I were a penguin–
my life, a carpet rolled
out for me to follow
from beginning to end–
I would want to rebel.
What is the use of us,
I’d ask, Why are we here?
No free will for penguins?
I’d want to rebel if
fate and instinct were one
and the same. But if I
really were a penguin,
then I could never know.
I think penguins have free will. There is that documentary, “The March of the Penguins”. It has been a while since I saw that.
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I did too, and I think my words reflect what I interpreted as a very rigid pre-set lifespan. Birth, march to the sea for one parent, change places and another march to the sea for the other. Interesting how a movie can be seen from two entirely different viewpoints, isn’t it? Thanks for your comment.
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