A savage beast is kinder than a man

The rose’s thorns are visible to all

The holly trees  can’t hide their prickly leaves

But what of us who   conceal our barbwired walls

And with a pleasant charm can then deceive?

You’re cut,you bleed, they say the fault’s not theirs.

And if you fall ,they leave you on the ground.

For they deny their weapons  and  their lures,.

Your agony,your cries and  screams resound;

So lions and tigers are less cruel than man

They can’t conceal their  claws and flashing teeth

To avoid them seems a wise and human plan

Their appetite’s not blunted by a leaf..

Thus a   savage beast is kinder than a man.

Who caresses  long  before he  points the gun