the eagle

as is my ritual, i was sitting on a hill by the lake this morning (enhancing my brain chemistry)...there were many seagulls...enjoying their own company...alone and staring into the great "god-knows-what" of a lake erie sunrise, i couldn't help but wonder why they found themselves so in need of each others company...just then, an eagle appeared out of the east...it was huge...in my solitude i marked its relationship to this alien flock...relaxing in the thoughtless comfort and shelter of their social structure...as the eagle flew by, it momentarily glanced down at the group to which it would never belong.......it turned its head back to its singular destination....and flew on...alone...