Thursday, September 20, 2018

№ 426: The Lion's Share

I, 
as king of beasts, 
insist
grazers exist 
for my nourishment
and, furthermore, 
my competition —
leopards, 
jackals
cheetahs,
wild dogs 
and hyenas —
merit the punishment 
that I dish out 
and, putting is plainly, 
must be wiped out.*

You entertain
a different belief?
Here's what I say,
“Talk to the teeth.

File following Disney lie under isn't-it-pretty-to-think-so.


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*Cf. Carthago delenda est — Cato the Elder