hawk roosting

• "hawk roosting"


  'hawk'

  • at the top of its food chain
  • shows its position in the hierarchy
  • position of dominance and control

  'roosting'

  • sense of comfortability
  • suggests that the hawk is perched, settled, and at rest, yet it remains vigilant and aware of its surroundings
• "no falsifying dream"


  contrasts itself with human beings who often have dreams, illusions, and complex motivations

  • The line suggests that the hawk is not being hypocritical or deceptive.
  • The hawk’s actions are genuine and true to its nature
  • believes his reality is better and superior
  • absence of any pretence underscores the raw, unapologetic reality of its existence
• "rehearse prefect kills"


  • hints of psychopathic intentions due to constant thought of death

  'perfect kills'

  • imply the hawk's efficiency and precision in capturing prey
• " I kill where I please because it is all mine."

  'it is all mine'

  • believes that everything around it exists solely for its benefit
  • selfish, self absorbed, obsessed with power and control

  'where I please'

  • asserts its power and dominance over its territory
• "the allotment of death"


  'allotment'

  • The hawk sees itself as the ultimate arbiter of life and death
  • thinks he is worthy of being god

  'death'

  • Death is portrayed as something assigned or allocated.
  • believes he has control over death
• "no arguments assert my right"


  'assert' - verb

  • dictatorship - the hawk emphasizes its god-like status
  • reflects the hawk’s unwavering confidence and self-assuredness

  'right'

  • hawk’s right to kill is not up for discussion; it simply acts according to its instincts
  • underscores the primal and unapologetic nature of the hawk’s existence
  • believes it has the inherent right to rule and decide who lives and dies
• "I am going to keep things like this"

  asserts its intention to maintain the status quo and will continue to rule without compromise

  
  

  'like this'

  • arrogant tone reinforcing its dire need for control and power
  • believes it has an influence on the future
• if taken in an allegorical sense the hawk is a metaphor for human nature.
• The hawk is an extended metaphor of a dictator who aims to stay in power for life.
• "It took the whole of Creation; To produce my foot, my each feather: now I hold Creation in my foot."

  • The line emphasizes the hawk’s primal power and its belief that everything around it exists for its benefit.
• The hawk

  • Sees itself as the ultimate authority
  • Its actions are unquestionable
• The hawk reflects on its own existence and the intricate design of its body
• The hawk acknowledges that its foot and each feather are the result of the entire process of creation
• The phrase "now I hold creation in my foot" suggests that the hawk possesses the essence of all existence within itself
• By claiming to "hold creation," the hawk elevates itself to a god-like status
• The hawk's foot becomes a symbol of its dominion over the natural world