{"id":10031,"date":"2013-07-28T09:01:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-28T09:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10031"},"modified":"2013-08-08T08:58:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T08:58:41","slug":"family-kill-lion-and-elephant-whilst-on-holiday-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/07\/family-kill-lion-and-elephant-whilst-on-holiday-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Family kill Lion and Elephant whilst on holiday in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What I feel here is a family who share<br \/>\na murdering moment of darkest despair<br \/>\na father, a mother<br \/>\nand children as well<br \/>\nall clearly destined<br \/>\nfor animal hell<\/p>\n<p>an elephant eating<br \/>\na solitary beast<br \/>\nclearly he&#8217;s wild and<br \/>\nenjoying his feast<br \/>\nand what do they do<br \/>\nthey gun down this soul<br \/>\nclueless in a moment<br \/>\nof new found control<\/p>\n<p>and what&#8217;s it about<br \/>\nwhy  is the need there<br \/>\nwhy not take a picture<br \/>\nsomething to share<br \/>\nwhy gun down the creature<br \/>\nwhy end its sweet life<br \/>\nits incredible really to<br \/>\ncause all this strife<\/p>\n<p>and just for a photo shoot<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s what its about<br \/>\nto look out from  some tome<br \/>\nrepresenting the doubt<br \/>\nof so many who witness<br \/>\nwhat is what we see<br \/>\nmurdering ass holes<br \/>\nwho should not now be free<\/p>\n<p>the parents should really be<br \/>\nincarcerated somewhere<br \/>\nand taught that wild life<br \/>\nthe whole world does share<br \/>\nthe children all 3 should<br \/>\nbe put into care<br \/>\nand taught the same message<br \/>\ntill they feel its despair<\/p>\n<p>leave them to rot there<br \/>\nuntil they agree<br \/>\nthey will never kill ever<br \/>\nthen let them be<br \/>\nnever own animals and never again<br \/>\nhunt if thats what its called<br \/>\nthen restrain<br \/>\npeople who do this<br \/>\nban them for good<br \/>\nand restrain them<br \/>\nfor clearly they have misunderstood<\/p>\n<p>animals are not targets<br \/>\nand therefore they<br \/>\nhave definate rights<br \/>\nand to  blow them away<br \/>\npeople must realise they are the criminals here<br \/>\nand must face what is coming<br \/>\nto me that is  clear<\/p>\n<p>Its incredibly sad<br \/>\nto see elephants die<br \/>\nshot whilst their eating<br \/>\nso many will cry<br \/>\nfor that soul<br \/>\njust cut down<br \/>\nin the prime of its life<br \/>\nfor a photograph<br \/>\nthen did someone take a knife<\/p>\n<p>and take off its tusks<br \/>\nwhat did become<br \/>\nof the<br \/>\nbody<br \/>\na vast soul<br \/>\nit does leave me numb<br \/>\nwondering really deep down<br \/>\nin my soul<br \/>\nwhat long term satisfaction<br \/>\nthe ultimate goal<br \/>\nbreached as it were<br \/>\nas the great beast<br \/>\ndrops dead<br \/>\nas its great heart<br \/>\nstops beating<br \/>\nshot through with lead<\/p>\n<p>how does a  family feel<br \/>\nknowing they were the cause<br \/>\na  defiant trumpet<br \/>\ndid anyone pause<br \/>\ndid it strike a chord<br \/>\nin the hearts of the few<br \/>\nas the soul hit the ground<br \/>\nwhat did they do<\/p>\n<p>a maelstrom of madness<br \/>\nencircled them all<br \/>\nsomething within them<br \/>\nheard that last call<br \/>\nthat gesture<br \/>\nthat reconciliation<br \/>\nof sorts<br \/>\nthat combined in a moment of passion<br \/>\nwhat thoughts<\/p>\n<p>by then it was over<br \/>\nthe bullet it flew<br \/>\nto embed in a body<br \/>\nand callously chew<br \/>\nthrough the hide and the flesh<br \/>\ninto that dear souls heart<br \/>\nputting paid to creation<br \/>\nthat had tried to impart<\/p>\n<p>that had given the world<br \/>\na life form so great<br \/>\neach step was a rumble<br \/>\nbut it was sedate<br \/>\nin its dealings<br \/>\na dignified aura in fact<br \/>\nfor on seeing the family<br \/>\nhow might it react<\/p>\n<p>on seeing their faces<br \/>\non sensing their fear<br \/>\non smelling their anger<br \/>\ndid they notice a tear<br \/>\nof great disappointment<br \/>\nroll down its sad face<br \/>\nas in those last seconds<br \/>\nthe wanton disgrace<\/p>\n<p>surfaced in all of them<br \/>\ndid it or not<br \/>\nthe elephant he was<br \/>\ntransfixed to that spot<br \/>\nhowever he tried<br \/>\nto escape this melee<br \/>\nclearly he knew<br \/>\nhe was now history<\/p>\n<p>as to the family<br \/>\nposing beside<br \/>\nvictims of madness<br \/>\nwhose consciousness died<br \/>\nif they had had even a semblance<br \/>\nof spirit they might<br \/>\nhave all stayed at home<br \/>\nand not strayed from the light<\/p>\n<p>but the power and the ego<br \/>\nwere rampant and strong<br \/>\nand there&#8217;s always others<br \/>\nwho seem to belong<br \/>\nto the same rabid band<br \/>\nwho pull strings and create<br \/>\nexchanging the blood lust<br \/>\nthat does concentrate<\/p>\n<p>the minds of us all<br \/>\nlooking now at the scene<br \/>\nwe imagine the pain<br \/>\nit feels so obscene<br \/>\nto us at computers<br \/>\nall over this world<br \/>\nwe too embroiled<br \/>\nwe notice the green<br \/>\nfresh food<br \/>\nin its mouth<br \/>\nand its eyes open wide<br \/>\nas together as humans<br \/>\nwe begin our slide<\/p>\n<p>into the depths too<br \/>\nour thoughts seemingly<br \/>\nlost in the battle<br \/>\nwe care and we see<br \/>\nand we want and we need<br \/>\nand of course we all share<br \/>\nthe deepest frustration<br \/>\nand abundant care<\/p>\n<p>but people are sinful<br \/>\nand power does corrupt<br \/>\nand of course money talks<br \/>\nand did we interrupt<br \/>\ndid we presume<br \/>\ndid we look away<br \/>\ncould we have prevented<br \/>\nwhat happened that day<br \/>\ndid we make ourselves heard<br \/>\ndid we change anything<br \/>\nis humanity finished<br \/>\nman un kind does bring<\/p>\n<p>his world into being<br \/>\nwhere sickness and pain<br \/>\nruns roughshod and innocence<br \/>\nwont be seen again<br \/>\nfrom the mouths of our children<br \/>\nthe vipers do crawl<br \/>\nis this the end<br \/>\nthe end of us all<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What I feel here is a family who share a murdering moment of darkest despair a father, a mother and children as well all clearly destined for animal hell an elephant eating a solitary beast clearly he&#8217;s wild and enjoying &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/07\/family-kill-lion-and-elephant-whilst-on-holiday-in-africa\/\">Continue reading <span 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