The Cephalopod Saint Poem by DM W

A broody octopus kept a vigil.
For four years and five months she bravely clung
To a rock, and guarded her ripening
Eggs from predators. She starved to death to
Give life to her young. One may regard this as
A reproductive holocaust.Her flesh
Was consumed by ravenous angel fish.
She was obliterated in a flash.
Perhaps her death is symbolic of Nature's
Altruism or is just a matter
Of primal instinct? That said, whatever
One's perspective happens to be, it seems
That if she had been human she would now
Certainly be revered as a saint.