Great black apparition in the jungles thick
Soft loving bellows heard, rough articulation
Fairly a glimpse may been seen today
As your magnificence dwindles to nothingness
From a volcanic region you originate
Zaire, Rwanda and Uganda is all there is left
To your once prolific society
Pushed back, murdered and mauled-
Misunderstood, fierce beast you were called.
A woman hazed that craze, lived with you
Now the names are frozen in time- with understanding
Yet- you are still disappearing.
Dian Fossey gave her life to your cause
Her death was monumental to your survival.
Great gorilla of the mountains
Gentle creature, with admirable family ties-
May your future endure, with the 700 left of you,
Endangered, mortally impaired
Why can't more see through your eyes?
Creature so close to human kind.
*Dedicated to the highly endangered Mountain gorilla.
A. Green
Categories:
mountain gorilla, dedication
Form: Free verse