Rhino Pleads Against Extinction
When God created me He said Rhino
I want you to stay away from people
For they will fear your horn so much
They will kill you before you kill them
So He decreed that I should dwell
In the thick bushes of the savannah
And there have my being and fun
Feeding off shoots, grass and leaves
Look after your horn, He said to me
I have been doing that for millennia
Till one day man came looking for me
He had a loaded rifle, arrows and a saw
Before I could say hello something hit me
As I narrate this I am hornless and dying
Tell that man that I was created by God
So that man may enjoy a day in the wild
Tell him if he does not stop butchering us
God will send men by far more powerful
And better armed to hunt him down, yes
To hunt him down and bring him to justice!
For God has given him enough weapons
For his ego and his selfish self indulgence
If he cannot engage in a sustainable utilization
Of what God provided him he is truly doomed!
Copyright © Gerald Kithinji | Year Posted 2014
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