(3/24/05) <br /> <br /> <br />The stink of her rotting body <br />attracts carrion eaters <br />from near and far. <br />Not waiting <br />till she breathes <br />her last <br />they plunge <br />their beaks <br />deep. <br /> <br />They call it <br />exciting the base. <br /> <br />Governors and buzzards <br />Senators and jackals <br />Congressmen and hyenas <br />stare hungrily <br />circle relentlessly <br />yip furiously <br />over disputed morsels: <br />a bloody rib, a length of bowel, <br />a ribbon of tripes. <br /> <br />They’re fighting to her death <br />for her right to life. <br /> <br />Then a thunderous roar <br />and all scatter <br />before <br />the King of Beasts <br />come all the way <br />from Crawford <br />to feast. <br /> <br />Best step aside. <br />He’s coming through. <br />Lions <br />can be <br />carrion eaters <br />too.<br /><br />Percy Dovetonsils<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-lesson-in-zoology/
