Man

We’re wolves for being gallant,

We’re lions for our pride;

We’re mules for being stubborn,

We’re snakes for being snide;

We’re peacocks for our grandeur,

We’re warthogs for our greed;

We’re ducks for having aunties

Who take charge when there is need;

We’re oxen for our vigour,

Gazelles for being fleet,

We’re cats, and rats, and elephants,

We’re apes! (That’s no deceit)-

We’re all the wondrous fauna

From the States through to Japan,

Thus what establishes a human?

Exactly what is Man?

-EDP

Reviews

[LJW]

This is flawless. There is precision here.
Meter, rhythm, rhyme. In poetry there is science.
Written according to a particular form. K owing when to remove a word or even just a syllable because the formula is not right, therefore it isn't perfected.
Like I said in another comment. I gravitate toward prose. But your work I've read so far sets a high bar for other writers here who write in the style you do. In my opinion. many would do well to take note of your work.
Just top shelf all around.

[emipoemi]

If I had a dime......I've also been told I was born in the wrong age lol, but what can you do? Still waiting for the opportunity to present itself.

[emipoemi]

But thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it!

[M. L. F.]

Excellent.. I like this one, a lot.

[emipoemi]

Thank you.

[M. L. F.]

You're welcome.

[Adam Light]

Nice rhyming! Man is hard to describe.

[Gee]

No clunking for me. Top notch Emi
Refined savages, sometimes not, is what we are.

[emipoemi]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[Gaia Octavia]

I love this! I think about the fact that we are animals all the time. Wondering what makes us think we are better than anyone - or anything - else? What makes us lock other animals in cages? This was fun and I particularly liked the second line. Well done ☺

[emipoemi]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Glen Weimann]

It's a very good question. What distinguishes us. I thought a couple of the lines were a bit clunky, and there's an old song about a unicorn that uses 'cats and rats and elephants', but the argument is sound and rhythmically well set out. What does distinguish us?

Regards
Nigel

[emipoemi]

Clunky lines, I'm not buying, you just have to do a bit of a skip from the previous line in order to hit the right down beat. But it was precisely that "old song" that I was referencing there. Nice grab! Thanks for reading!

[Jessica Lima]

Your writing style is very intriguing, but your message is the real hook. I loved this one also!

I feel a bit bad for using some of those labels.

[emipoemi]

Thank you so much! I'n glad you enjoyed it.

How do you mean?

[Jessica Lima]

I mean that females tend to label men (males) as animals. However mankind, not as much since we are included.

I don't mind being an animal as long as I am at the top of the chain.

[emipoemi]

wouldn't we all.....although those "underdogs" would have their perks.....