Wildlife conservation poem
The American Center in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam organized a contest of writing poem about wildlife conservation. I submitted the one below and luckily got the first prize :)
There is a man eating the bones of a Tiger.
There is a man eating the horns of a Rhino.
Why? To be healthy, just to say so.
There is a man eating the meat of a Whale.
Why? To live longer than a snail.
There is a man eating the eggs of a Sea Turtle.
Why? To taste something nice, to shuffle.
There is a man eating the whole of a Gorilla.
Why? Just for fun, then sing sha la la.
There is a man eating the entire wilderness.
Why? To be the most powerful, at least.
There is a man eating himself.
Why? Since he’s got nothing else.
-by Alva Giang
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