THE AFRICAN WILD DOG

THE AFRICAN WILD DOG

A Poem by Dryford Chimutu
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Remembering a slain alumni.

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Donning sable spots on buff hearts:
With all the resolve an’ brutality 
They pursue their prey;
Stopping at nothing but the quarry’s 
Last gasp for a breath 

They’re the pillaging African wild dogs:
So unflagging in the heart an’ rigid on feet
The ultimate hecklers of 
He who stitches for others, 
The one who gets lost along the way

They’re the invincible African wild dogs:
In deadly packs an’ persistent in manner 
They grip their prey an’ rip it apart:
Preferring the budding an’ the hapless  
That’s how they are; ferocious! 

The resolute African wild dogs:
Heartless an’ inexorable, though 
Oft their kill in no time they devour whole 
Or a hunk excruciatingly torn off alive  
Such ruthlessly merciless, so they are! 

The cold-hearted African wild dogs:
A time pinned down with an ample boulder 
Or other piece of equally sound weight
For now, the frenzy snappings an’ snarling 
Render fleeting peace in the mottled hearts of theirs
Devouring an’ feasting like they do
On the now putrefying sworn enemy!

© 2024 Dryford Chimutu


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Added on October 26, 2023
Last Updated on May 23, 2024