Poem 16

Who’s talking – a snake, a hyena, a human? … craving comfort and evasion via PR spin, support group and sublime understanding – ‘I’m both guilty and deserve your empathy’ … 

( I enjoy the rhymes here … )

Song Of The Carnivore

I want to be a popular animal
one with friends like the whale
or the panda bear
I want to know I'm not alone
when I'm prowling my zone
or hiding out in my mountain lair
I want it understood
that I'm basically good
I want to know that there's someone there

I want to be popular animal
to be taken under the wing
of caring folks who can empathise
and emphasise
it wasn't my fault
that I killed all those baby things