I'd never trek into the jungle <br />It'd scare me out of my wits <br />There are poisonous snakes and spiders <br />And dangerous, entrapping pits <br /> <br />Where primitive people called cannibals <br />Lurk in the shadowy depths <br />Waiting for such a poor soul as me <br />To fall into their evil net <br /> <br />Once I was caught good and proper <br />They'd cook me up for tea <br />Those primitive, uncivilised natives <br />I don't want that kind of destiny <br /> <br />In our civilised world I feel quite safe <br />I can't get caught in someone's net <br />Except if you count that of the tobacco barons <br />The ones who peddle those evil cigarettes <br /> <br />(Sydney, Australia - 2003)<br /><br />Alessandra Liverani<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cannibals/
