Away

If you must pray, you might pray
That Earth is not the right place
For love, that there are plenty
Of places it goes better,
Of planets where love’s kinder,
Without all this violence
Of bodies against bodies,
And we don’t just mean humans.

Pray there’s somewhere love’s serene
Embracing without hunger,
Anxiety, or anger,
Never, like ours, possessive,
Competitive, rapacious,
And we don’t mean just humans.