No Slaughter
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It's a shame, the slaughtering of the animal kingdom by poachers.
Swimming in the river were some elephants
They were giving themselves a bath
And over by the river bank
Was a lonesome male giraffe
From the murky waters peeking out
Were a crocodiles eyes
He had hold of a wildebeest
That was taken by surprise
From nowhere came a rhinoceros
Who had something more to say
He jumped onto the crocodile's back
So the beast could get away
A female cheetah was also there
She was fishing for a meal
But so were some hyenas
They were looking for a steal
A monkey and a chimpanzee
Had been watching from the trees
They groomed each other spotless
And they ate each others fleas
And soon the mighty lion came
To have himself a drink
When all the others heard his roar
They left without a blink
Then the sound of a gun was fired
And it opened the lion's ears
He heard the sound of a gun before
And it's one thing that he fears
In a jeep were poachers racing
From a sheriff on their trail
He was catching up to them
To throw their butts in jail
One by one the animals returned
To get back to the water
They all get to live another day
Today, there is no slaughter
Copyright © Charles Messina | Year Posted 2018
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