A Tiger Speaks - The final Segment
A Tiger Speaks
The final Segment
My baby's name is Raja
I protect her with my life
Will it be today
That I walk down a familiar path
To step into a steel trap placed
There by you
Raja would then be left to die alone
In a world that she is not ready
To face on her own
Becoming the hunted
The jungle would claim her as its own
The Jackals and others would complete
Our circle of life
As sad as my heart is to this realization
Whom do you think I would prefer
To be the victor
The jungle or you
Your traps
I wonder if it bothers you at all
That it takes six of you to release
This tool of death
I guess
That is a pretty stupid question
If it bothered you
Your trap would not be placed
It needs to bother someone!
You pick a time when water is scarce
And you poison my place to bring
Raja to drink
Protecting her as we walk
I would bring her to her death
Myself soon to follow her
Do you not drink when you are thirsty
What better way to be assured that
We will be your trophy even though
The hunt is not played fairly
You leave poison carcasses for me
To find to carry to my baby
She will eat before myself
Will she die before my eyes
Just before I draw my last breath
Of life as well
You hunt me for my fur
You kill me to grind my bones
Into fine powder for your potions
You wear my fangs
Around your necks as charms
And hang my head upon your walls
As a symbol of your bravery and cunning
Take a good look at me!
Can I not reach you with my plea
To the hunters and the poachers
I know my cause is of no consequence
But ...
What about you
You who reads these words and say
to yourself 'Oh, what a shame!'
I may one day be only this . . . .
A picture upon a computer screen
Or perhaps I will be found only in a textbook
For your future generations to explore
Under the heading of
The Tiger Once Was . . .
Does this fact truly not matter to you?
Original by Lesa Gay
aka
Aspiring Angel
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