Snares and bullets
devastate the Tiger population
the ignorant sods who call
themselves men
believe creation
was just for them
to go and leave their
vile contraptions and
catch the handsome warriors
of light that stalk the land
Sumatra as a country
must be crying quietly, she
watches as the hunters come
and kill, each tragedy
played out in these jungles
where his kicks, are the threat
the end of life for so many
these days no one will let
the wild souls live for very long
the poachers want their blood
evil stalks on 2 legs now
tiger parts a flood
is filling shelves and markets stalls
where ignorance abounds
where black market money changes hands
between these ignorant clowns
who somehow think they are clever
they are proud of what they do
bring the tiger to the brink of
extinction, and just a few
and it costs a lot of man hours
to try and stem the rot
the brightest soul
was once in control
but now he’s in the pot
in the wine and in the pills
China’s quest for him
is lost in all the history
and the mystery
so grim
are the facts around his passing
of the low life gutter trash
who would sell their soul for a mug of ale
and that bit of extra cash
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.