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Where have all the antelopes gone?
Where, oh where have the antelopes gone
leaving the lions to starve all alone!
No more herds to be seen on the savannah
no more young or old to become manna
the sights have become more and more rare
extinction growing large from nowhere
the hyenas cackling and howling,
their empty stomachs constantly growling.
Vultures circle overhead,
only finding emptiness and no dead,
scavengers play the waiting game,
never getting to chase the game.
New appetites begin to arise,
the hunter becomes the new prize,
with no more prey to seize
there is new blood on the breeze.
leaving the lions to starve all alone!
No more herds to be seen on the savannah
no more young or old to become manna
the sights have become more and more rare
extinction growing large from nowhere
the hyenas cackling and howling,
their empty stomachs constantly growling.
Vultures circle overhead,
only finding emptiness and no dead,
scavengers play the waiting game,
never getting to chase the game.
New appetites begin to arise,
the hunter becomes the new prize,
with no more prey to seize
there is new blood on the breeze.
Published 2nd Nov 2023
Author's Note
When the weak have all gone, the strong become the new prey.
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This new blood on the breeze you talk of, I hope it's not the hungry animals coming after us? After all, we did destroy their habit somewhat!
2nd Nov 2023 8:22pm
2nd Nov 2023 8:32pm
2nd Nov 2023 8:34pm
Also, reminds me of the amazing book the zoo, you should give it a shot lol kinda covers the same topic but in greater detail
3rd Nov 2023 2:50am
Very interesting observation and take on nature and relating it to the human struggle. There is something to work with in the metaphors you use, and you make that apparent. I guess I look at lions differently, but yeah, even scripture refers to Satan as a lion in wait. The hunter/killer hunted/prey duality always seems to consume everyone and everything, in an animalistic and carnal way. That's just human nature, and the world we live in, on an emotionally aware level. The growing hunger will eventually consume, whether top or bottom of the food chain. Anyway, good job of capturing what you did. This is just some of my take. I'll see you around!
7th Nov 2023 11:35pm
One after another we watch creatures go extinct. So disheartening that people pay more attention to their social media stats than the world around them. Thank you so much for entering this poem in the Unnatural Nature comp!
