THE AFRICAN WILD DOGA Poem by Dryford ChimutuRemembering a slain alumni.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!
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