THE JUNGLE STRUGGLE

Mother Nature, it is so disturbing to
Witness the cruelty of your sons and daughters,
Day in day out your endangered are slaughtered.

Your fortresses have turned into battlegrounds because of
Trespassers who are bent on obliterating the remnants of wildlife,
And indeed, it is a wild life since both game and rangers are not
Safe from these brutal killers.

“We do it for the money” they say, blatantly disregarding the
TASK at hand, all they want is the TUSK they sell...another elephant
Taken to the ground, and future generations might never get to see the
Big five.

But we have to applaud the great works of those who protect the hunted,
We shouldn’t take them for granted.
In fact, we should give them a high five...and we know it is Game Parks
But constantly keeping an eye on game is no game at all.

Let us take the rhino by horn and face reality. Crops are nurtured and then
Harvested, likewise, the horn can be harvested and it can grow again.
But these poachers are only inflicting pain…shooting to kill and giving
Vultures a treat.
An elephant today, and a rhino tomorrow,
Life in the wild seems to bring so much sorrow.

Mother Mother Nature, it is very devastating to witness the cruelty of your
Sons and daugthers.
Day in day out your endangered are slaughtered.
But what can we do…if till today, the laws are not altered?

Composed and written by Ntokozo “The Conductor” Mdluli of Ludzeludze.
Specially written for Big Game Parks (Kingdom of Eswatini)
Date: 17/11/2018