Jungle

Once upon a time
The beasts of jungle gathered,
They had no force to climb,
They wanted to discuss together it.

The beasts were very tired
Of very many problems:
The Lion wasn’t right,
He didn’t like the poems.

The beasts decided to choose
A new authority,
But Lion didn’t want to loose
The royal superiority.

A lot of animals were lost
In this cruel fight!
Hippopotamus got distinguished post,
But everyone thought it was all right.

His justice they respected very much,
He was so kind for everyone,
He could nobody even touch,
Such actions he has never done.

Of course the government was formed,
But nothing changed in jungle’s life,
Important questions were immediately postponed,
Hippopotamus had the bodyguard with a knife.

He issued some new laws
Of jungle’s constitution
And took the jungle in his paws,
Confirmed the theory of Darwin’s evolution.

The money and the power
Suddenly changed his mind,
His conscience has become uncommon flower,
Which it was difficult to find.

He broke with his friends,
He felt only indifference,
Without the honour’s sense
He drew hasty inference.

This story is repeated every time
In every country, every city,
But it is only game, it’s kind of crime!
The innocents are suffering! It’s pity!

1998