An Unending Stripe
focused eyes meet like a deep ancient cave
where the stripes almost touch on a forward drive
repelling each other like a power surge at the shoulder
notice how his coat shines as he grows bolder
he borrows strength from a fountain of eternal youth
edged on the tips of his white of teeth
a docile feline, not at all a beast of death in the mist
a heart gift-wrapped in stripes in his chest
he preys at the alta of sacrifice and slaughter
a last glance at natural beauty before eternal slumber
designed by the mysterious scramble of the jungle
to forever prowl with an artistic effort the oriental
burning through a path with an invisible flame in slow motion
pouncing with an effortless equation his ferocious devastation
those who fell into an unsuspecting empty well of his hell
roped in on an unending stripe where only tigers dwell
Copyright © Thabang Ngoma | Year Posted 2015
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