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# Darwinian
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/darwinian/
- Published: 2024-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: Survival of the fittest -- what a phrase! Convenient as hell when one is seeking to justify his privilege in ways that make it seem innate; a way of speaking
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Sonnet, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

Survival of the fittest -- what a phrase!  
Convenient as hell when one is seeking  
to justify his privilege in ways  
that make it seem innate; a way of speaking

to cast aside the notion that it's luck,  
and reassure the speaker in his palace,  
yes, that's where he belongs, above the muck,  
the reasons scientific, and not callous.

Abused as much as any other notion,  
Darwinian in process and approach:  
eliminate affection and emotion,  
what difference does it make, which ant or roach

survives onto the next round. Simply put,  
the shoe is never on your other foot.