Poachers at work

A Nature Reserve
In South Africa
Suffered an incident where
8 lions were poisoned
Using toxic meat
And died in the vilest despair
Poachers then removed their paws
And their jaws
“Muti” the reason believed
In Zulu it’s medicine
A form of magic
What This dastardly theft has achieved

What is seen as irreverence
On a grand scale
Rangers were in disbelief
How could this happen
All done in cold blood
And causing a whole lot of grief
Everything points to a local event
The hideousness that was shown
They knew what they wanted
This odious crime
It was clearly well planned
And the tone
Speaks volumes
Of purging the spirits
Of black magic rituals
That are
Common place around the area
This was not China
A scar

Though that’s deep and repulsive
And sadly
Those animals suffered
For they
The paws and the jaws and the teeth
Would be used
it was seen as a very sad day

Clearly such wickedness
Is commonplace
An abomination to see
8 beautiful Lions
Poisoned and abused
For felonious acts
Locally
It’s monstrous that’s still
In this day and age
Transgressors are doing it still
Such rituals are seen as unpardonable
Acts
Debauched and depraved just at will