To abuse a wild soul
and thereby control
is an unmitigated desire
on the part of the handlers
to appear to be clever
but they are now playing
with fire
its brutal, its arrogant
such vile behaviour
and they will get their just rewards
a Tiger is king
and to this day does bring
respect for when he’s crossing swords
intelligent beings
must sometimes pretend
and let man kind think now that they
have the upper hand
how can they understand
but the tiger
will soon have his day
he will take off an arm
or maul someone’s face
it will end up in him being killed
but the men have to realise
who is the boss
and ultimately whose blood is spilled
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.