And What Is Man

And what is man but animal a descendant of ape A creature of this Planet earth with monkey build and shape And what is man but mortal with brief so brief life span? Like flowers of Spring he live short while the earth born creature man. And then so why should man the animal with superior powers of mind Look down on his fellow man on his own fellow kind And why should man the mortal chose to discriminate And surrender to jealousy a fore-runner to hate? . And why should man the animal with ape like hands and feet Allow himself fall victim of greed and self conceit? As man is air breathing creature and air breathing creature's life is brief He quickly grow and then he fade like frostbit autumn leaf.