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Tiger Stripes
Beautiful...
In the way that she slinks
Only in fresh meat
Is where her teeth will sink
See...
We made a friend
In her lonely prowl
She taught us how to hunt
How to distinguish fresh from foul...
She's beautiful
In how she quickly thinks
Heat flowing from what she eats
In her lonely cave where she sleeps
Oh, tiger tiger
How your colors match up to mine
Calculating and dangerous
Casting a darkness so Divine
Please don't leave
Not from their guns
The swine
Please, tiger tiger
Stay with me
Mix up your soul
To blend with mine
... And I'll see
You safe
The sorrow of you passing by
Is like a comforting memory
Thieved by those who let you die.
In the way that she slinks
Only in fresh meat
Is where her teeth will sink
See...
We made a friend
In her lonely prowl
She taught us how to hunt
How to distinguish fresh from foul...
She's beautiful
In how she quickly thinks
Heat flowing from what she eats
In her lonely cave where she sleeps
Oh, tiger tiger
How your colors match up to mine
Calculating and dangerous
Casting a darkness so Divine
Please don't leave
Not from their guns
The swine
Please, tiger tiger
Stay with me
Mix up your soul
To blend with mine
... And I'll see
You safe
The sorrow of you passing by
Is like a comforting memory
Thieved by those who let you die.
Published 5th Oct 2019
Author's Note
No beauty can be left alone in this world without poaching and the neverending lust held within this place is satiated with either death or disgrace.
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5th Oct 2019 9:33am
I love the descriptive color given. As probably intended the note added some sadness and anger.
5th Oct 2019 9:07pm
Death of anything innocent and beautiful in the rare sense is always sad. Thanks for commenting, jazz
Anonymous
9th Oct 2019 5:06am
The animals suffer more than we do I think, we make it happen, well, some do. Good tribute to the bigger cats. They deserve the best life too. Amen.
9th Oct 2019 4:29pm
The big cats are almost gone from this place. I hope the future doesn't consist of picture books showcasing animals that used to be alive before we made them go extinct. It feels like that's where we've been heading for a while. Thanks for reading and commenting, Peri :)
