Tazer and the Sparrow

In the maw of the cat, the sparrow
playfully mauling the bird
the eyes of the sparrow awake
watching itself be eaten

And I reached down and took the sparrow
in my hands and rescued it
from the jaws of Tazer

Freeing the sparrow on the porch
lightly petting the bird in sympathy
also petting Tazer who caught the sparrow
and would have killed it
"Good work, buddy" I said, "Good work"

A glimpse into the awesome paradoxes of God