{"id":47163,"date":"2020-08-04T16:43:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T16:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=47163"},"modified":"2020-08-04T18:09:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T18:09:12","slug":"intention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/08\/intention\/","title":{"rendered":"Intention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the business of making music<br \/>\nOne has to realise<br \/>\nAre their ulterior motives<br \/>\nWhat is behind it<br \/>\nSurmise<br \/>\nMaybe it\u2019s just pushing culture<br \/>\nOr is there a story to tell<br \/>\nOr are they trying to influence us<br \/>\nTo tempt us whilst hoping to sell<br \/>\nA philosophy maybe, a principle<br \/>\nWhat you hear do not ignore<br \/>\nA plate full of what appears to be<br \/>\nFood<br \/>\nA crocodile Yes  to be sure<\/p>\n<p>What is he saying from the Congo<br \/>\nThat Bushmeat is the Best meat To try<br \/>\nSometimes in the west it\u2019s exotic<br \/>\nBut it means that the wild ones must die<br \/>\nReptiles who live in the rivers<br \/>\nEating carrion and god knows what<br \/>\nMusic can be quite a  magnet<br \/>\nBut are crocodiles good for the pot<\/p>\n<p>It might be they are  in the Congo<br \/>\nWhere Bushmeat is popular there<br \/>\nGorilla and Crocodile some people eat it<br \/>\nBut serving it here be aware<br \/>\nWild foods are not safe<br \/>\nAnd besides it is wrong<br \/>\nTo hunt different species<br \/>\nThey all belong<br \/>\nIn the jungles the rivers<br \/>\nThey are needed there<br \/>\nBeing cooked up and eaten in cities<br \/>\nIt\u2019s not fair<\/p>\n<p>They can be poisoned<br \/>\nThey live in the mud<br \/>\nEating diseased bodies<br \/>\nTherefore your blood<br \/>\nCan easily get infections<br \/>\nAnd we<br \/>\nCan die from ingesting<br \/>\nThe toxicity<\/p>\n<p>They think they are clever<br \/>\nMusicians maybe<br \/>\nWhilst forgetting<br \/>\nThey are setting<br \/>\nA standard as we<br \/>\nMay follow their lead<br \/>\nAntibodies though low<br \/>\nand thus eating bush meat<br \/>\nWe just do not know<\/p>\n<p>Into our arteries<br \/>\nInto our soul<br \/>\nSome kind of sepsis<br \/>\nOut of control<br \/>\nNo anti biotics<br \/>\nTo touch such a thing<br \/>\nAnd bushmeat Believe me<br \/>\nWhat it can bring<\/p>\n<p>Down on us dwellers<br \/>\nFrom cities<br \/>\nSome pain<br \/>\nWe are not in the jungle<br \/>\nIt would be insane<br \/>\nTo eat these wild animals<br \/>\nAnd participate<br \/>\nBy supporting exotica<br \/>\nAnd at a rate<br \/>\nWild animals may<br \/>\nWith their<br \/>\nadulteration<br \/>\ncart us away<br \/>\nFar from salvation<\/p>\n<p>Far from a doctor<br \/>\nOr hospital where<br \/>\nWe could be treated<br \/>\nBy people who care<br \/>\nWho know about toxins<br \/>\nAnd viruses and<br \/>\nCan see from the symptoms<br \/>\nAnd   understand<br \/>\nThat going on killing sprees<br \/>\nWe may Descend<br \/>\nIf nature turns on us<br \/>\nShe isn\u2019t our friend<br \/>\nFor then  all is over<br \/>\nThe bitter end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the business of making music One has to realise Are their ulterior motives What is behind it Surmise Maybe it\u2019s just pushing culture Or is there a story to tell Or are they trying to influence us To tempt &hellip; 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