A very clever poem. We do indeed sit far too comfortably in the world we have fashioned and could all do with a few volts up us from time to time, just to make us feel something.
Surviving is easy in the modern world but it really can be a bore, can't it? Imagine a life never knowing where your next meal will come from and competing for everything. It may kill you and 'crush you' and I'm sure it's much, much harder. But should you rise above and find yourself a real survivor - one who is not found wanting when truly tested - how very much more .....ALIVE.

This is excellent.

SL