Elephants and their future

The sands of time are running

the wildlife lends an ear

to the trumpeting of Elephants

who now all live in fear

the herds of gentle giants

sociable loving souls

who understand the rules of life

but ivory controls

their stress and the frustration

for man un kind now comes

not with spears and poisoned darts

and not with any drums

he comes with heavy rifles

and power tools

and we know

the poacher men are on our case

and we know when they show

that they will murder all of us

our babies even will

perish in the blood bath

for they just like to kill

anything that happens by

nothing will  get away

these really rotten laggards

make every creature pay

unlike human beings

we never murder, we

share our lives with others

its how it has to be

but face to face with poachers

whose guns blaze dreadful fire

we stand to lose just everything

we know our future’s dire

Ivory the goal they need

our precious tusks they use

carve it into ornaments

yes they do abuse

us every single one of us

who lost our life to them

knew that it was over

and from where the lust did stem

the anti poaching units

are out there now we see

and they are getting stronger

and will hopefully

save the rest from being killed

as markets begin to close

we may still have a future

only the human knows

if he can leave us well alone

and really let us be

free to roam the plains of Africa

and just thoughtfully

taste the fruity baobab

and wander here and there

not suffer from the mayhem

that leads onto despair

last Friday some bold people

became an Ele Pal

they went down into London

somewhere near Pall Mall

they waved and gave the thumbs up

to taxi’s passing by

who hooted their acceptance

which is really why

we heard those distant trumpets

fleeting across the skies

they reached our ears in Africa

it was not a surprise

there are folks that do love us

and give their time to show

others that we should be saved

as most of you now know.

Thank you

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