Wednesday 20 November 2013

AND WHAT OF PEOPLE?



All foxes lie low, hiding from man,
Under night´s mantle, find garbage can,
Badgers be culled as carriers of disease,
Weeds to be hoed for making man sneeze,
And what of people?

Squirrels that be grey, be sent on their way,
Pigeons from cities must be sent far away,
And seagulls from tips, consuming our drips,
Banish wasps, ants, bees, on all picnic trips,
And what of people?

Burrowers all, rat, rabbit, hedgehog & mole,
Farmers complaining of them leaving the hole,
The dawn chorus of birds, all robbing our sleep,
Wolves, pumas & coyotes, all stealing our sheep,
And what of people?

Our elephants in jewelry, adorning white hands,
The rhino horn penises for the inadequate man,
Furs of beasts, in coats, stoles & sorry sad shawls,
The plight of dolphins & whales now starts to pall,
And what of people?

Trees no longer needed for cool shade & fresh air,
“Aliens,” we are told & they shouldn’t grow there,
War, death & destruction in our plastic-bag world,
Rules made of men, in important words so hurled,
And what of people?

Nature once ruled our world & she did it so well,
Now sadly, it´s the rules of men that take us to hell,
War, corruption & destruction & not caring one jot,
Leaving upon our poor planet, just a dirty dark blot,
And what of the earth?

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