Two Sided Heart

how is it
that the hawk's heart
doesn't break
when she listens
to the screams
of the squirrel
clamped
between her toes
digging deeper, no hesitation
how, unblinking,
she carries
out her intention
as the squirrel
begs,
let me stay,
let me stay,
let me stay...

how
the hawk carries the limp
body of the squirrel
back to her nest to feed
her young
her heart guiding her back
to their begging,
hungry,
little mouths.