In Zimbabwe in Shona
\nI hear it means POWER
\n\u201cSIMBA\u201dthe LION
\nWhose every hour
\nHas been so disarranged
\nSo chaotic poor soul
\nLying in Russia
\nHe had no control
\nOf his life he was used
\nAs a prop on the beach
\nFor selfies and photo\u2019s
\nClearly a breach
\nOf order and harmony
\nAbused in this way
\nSo they could make money
\nAnd SIMBA could pay.<\/p>\n
They were unhinged
\nAnd deranged I can say
\nThey broke his back legs
\nIn case he ran away
\nHe had moral power
\nWhich they took away
\nAnd he was defenceless
\nOn any given day<\/p>\n
Incapacitated
\nDeprived and disarmed
\nWith his debility
\nHow they had harmed
\nNot only his movement
\nBut how mindfully
\nHe became sluggish
\nHis torpidity<\/p>\n
Heightened
\nBeSide himself
\nHe felt abused
\nTortured and failing
\nAnd terribly used
\nThe pitiless Nature
\nThey showed him these louts
\nSuch impetuosity
\nLeft him without doubts
\nFrightened in shock
\nSuch inanity
\nSloppy and sluggish
\nTheir na\u00efvet\u00e9
\nSo narrow minded
\nAll they could see
\nWas a chance to make money
\nDown by the sea<\/p>\n
Unsuspecting tourists
\nWould jump at the chance
\nOf a photo with \u201cSIMBA\u201c
\nDoing his dance
\nContravening due Care
\nMendaciously they
\nTortured that poor Lion
\nReally all day<\/p>\n
They duped would be tourists
\nDeceitful were they
\nThey ensnared his spirit
\nAnd drove it away
\nHis graceless appearance
\nThey had excuses for that
\nThe poor voiceless baby
\nWherever he sat<\/p>\n
They mocked him were cruel to him
\nAbused him all day
\nSqueezed him and punched him
\nThat was their way
\nOf increasing the nastiness
\nAnd spitefulness too
\nSo he did what he was told
\nHe just carried it through<\/p>\n
As time passed so much pain
\nHis trauma severe
\nHis spinal injuries
\nAnd awful fear
\nThey dumped him
\nIn a barn
\nIn Dagestan
\nCloser to death
\nThan anyone can<\/p>\n
Imagine poor baby
\nWhen Putin found out
\nHe ordered an enquiry
\nOn why they would flout
\nAll laws and be cruel
\nTo the point of this crime
\nWho despite surgery
\nStill at this time<\/p>\n
Was unable to walk
\nSo neglected was he
\nWhen nobody loves you
\nThats how we see
\nLife and the future
\nIn our minds eye
\nAnd dear Little \u201cSIMBA\u201c
\nSurely did cry<\/p>\n
His heart out his suffering
\nHe was alone
\nAnd they were crude
\nAnd they beat him
\nTheir evil they\u2019d sown
\nDown onto \u201cSIMBA\u201d
\nWith severity
\nThey dominated
\nIt was just slavery<\/p>\n
His heart and soul
\nHis state of mind
\nall that inactivity
\nHe couldn\u2019t find
\nAnything positive
\nLeft in his core
\nThey had both broken him
\nFor evermore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In Zimbabwe in Shona I hear it means POWER \u201cSIMBA\u201dthe LION Whose every hour Has been so disarranged So chaotic poor soul Lying in Russia He had no control Of his life he was used As a prop on the … Continue reading