Tiger’s and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chinese medicines and the Tiger
there is conflict, so
its mythical power
and stalwart nature
has seen the interest grow

chronic ailments
and our bodies
energy lines
apparently
the bones of tigers
its been said
are
anti inflammatory

Traditional Chinese
medicine counters
in Hong Kong,China and Taiwan
and Vietnam all use these potions
despite CITES
and all its done

as China woke up
from its slumbers
the revelations also rose
and thus the Tiger market
grew
and as the story goes

claw helps people with insomnia
teeth treats fever
and their fat is good for leprosy
eye balls for Malaria
penis makes one sexy soup
their dung or faeces for
hemmorrhoids
I’d rather have that
than eat poop

Tigers are having
a terrible time
as popularity for them
does climb
for these age old
diagnostic tools
and in turn
an abundance of sick old fools