Though History Sees It In A Different Way

We hear and read of the savagery of the lion and the shark Yet men crucified Jesus and burnt to death Joan of Arc But carnivore predators to survive do need lots of meat And us humans to them are just something to eat, When us humans eat animals and fish we see that as okay I am not being critical here as I too am this way Because of my eating habits fish and birds and animals die If I told you otherwise that would be a lie You hear people say that the crocodile has death in it's smile But all wild born creatures do not know of guile To eat for to live does not come from evil intent And a predator never does abstain from meat for lent Though history sees it in a different way Those who crucified Jesus and burnt to death Joan of Arc thought that was okay.