Killing Fields
His underbelly is soft but please don't push his buttons
He looks rather docile if you simply leave him alone
Feeds on leaves and fruit and won't kill if you're tame
And respect the elegant majesty that treads firmly on grass
If treated correctly and let him be he is a friendly companion
He looks like a Unicorn adorned with a gregarious nose
Eats what nature has given only as much as he needs
Has few 'natural' predators other than human creatures
Who misinterpret their task on this planet as unruly force
And slay for fun or trophy hunting and belligerent pounce
Unlike Pinocchio he has two spikes a long and a short one
To use for foraging digging up water and breaking branches
But when threatened protects family kind with true honesty
Lowers his snout to the ground and locks intimidating horns
Charges only in self-defence and attacks as a last resort only
I wish I and my fellow *****sapiens comrades would copy
Such moral correctness rather than killing unneeded prey
Whereas rhinos use upright posture and magnificent skills
For sexual prowess and marking their own territorial ground
We grind their sharp body parts into aphrodisiacs myths
Sell to high bidders and pretend such behaviour is normal
Discard their mutilated bodies in a landscape of terror and
Wonder why sometimes they pierce in just retaliation
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
And I do not wish my prominent bits on somebody's plate
21st December 2019
Copyright © Kai Michael Neumann | Year Posted 2019
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