Animal Sacrifice Poem by Prafulla Sahu

There was a confederation of all species, Tigers, lions, sat on the front
Elephants trumpeted to greet, Man, the chief guest.

Roaring, grinning, screeching.hissing domineered the Dom
Amid such high pitched howling sat in silence many a ram.

Man highlighted the essence of freedom of speech,
Tigers, lions began to roar like thunder trussing their claws.

Monkeys, jackals, bears only grinned, clapped and jumped,
‘Silence all’ man commanded; Innocent lamb thus delivered.

‘We live in forest.We must eat root, stem and green…
Cub says-‘ sit down stupid, You break our home I shall churn your bone”

Man immediately fired bullets in air soon all sat down in peace
‘No autocracy’.but Lion said “I’m the king tear off lamb in piece”

Man fired again to silence He said to lamb “If you wish you‘re
To Leave the shrub, We believe in democracy, Individual spree.

We cherish a new world order Come to my shed as dear selection,
Remain with me your security our concern.Let the cub roar in vain”

Deer says to lamb “Don’t go to man, man will tame you to kill”
Man said “Deer a fundamentalist Living in perpetual fear.

Only advances a nonsense cause to encourage terror;
Come on I will give you freedom; live to eat and die in fear.

Or live to repay and leave? You will live with love I assure,
Man will not keep you to kill; rather glorify your life further.

Sacrifice for the good; Dying down the feet of a goddess,
Amidst chanting of Hairbol, hulhuli And dying under canine jaws

Makes all the difference.Further there ‘s a joy in offering, If needed
To strengthen your leader like martyrs.You can sacrifice your blood.

Lambs, cocks, buffaloes nodded voted for such social dignity
And left the wood came to humans to live in divine sanctity.

Who says them foolish the y came to society to die like heroes.
Such Supreme sacrifice will fetch them nirvana in thoroughfares.