Mikey I call him because he likes my recipe for hummingbird food
Like the kid in the cereal commercial who taste-tested and liked Life.
Though there’s room and food enough for four
Mikey fends off all the other hummers
Because he’s naturally selfish.
It’s why his species survives.
What matter that one hummer goes hungry?
This one will reproduce his selfishness and skills
And therefore his kind for at least another generation
And provide wonder and entertainment
For those of us who must be fair and generous
Because we foresee more complex possibilities
And through cooperation survive.
