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