I AM VULTURE

          I am Vulture.  To you I am filthy and disgusting.  You call me revolting and vile.  But I know that this is your fear.  I bring you thoughts of disease and death that you would rather tuck neatly away and never let surface.

          I am Vulture.  I am purification.  When Spirit leaves the body, I am there to ensure that the body does not spread that disease and death you so fear.

          I am Vulture.  I am the great recycler.  I pick up the pieces at the end of a life.  I return the molecules to the universe for reuse.

          I am Vulture.  Despite what you think of me, I hold my head high and proud.  I do not need your approval.  I know what I am.

          I am Vulture.  I am the cycle of death and rebirth.  Ride on my wings and know you are mortal.  And in knowing this, know that the other part of you--the part that is Spirit--is free and eternal.

          I am Vulture!