Two Predator Poems

Leo

The lion's life is grim and hard,

With pride and cubs to keep;

Each day he paces round on guard,

All night he dare not sleep.

One day he'll face a fresh young male,

When he is spent and hurt,

He'll fight for cubs and pride, and fail,

Fall bloodied in the dirt.

[And all because the ladies love a winner]

Orca

The killer whale, with dorsal sword,

Is Orca gladiator;

Pied pack-wolf from the ocean broad,

The cruelest sea predator.

Young whales and seals they tear and bleed,

And feast, their bellies filling;

But then hunt on, in sport, to feed

Satanic lusts for killing.

[Did He, who made the lamb, make thee?]