Thinning out
At a time an excess of trees was broken off,
the veldt so trampled
that it threatened the existence of other animals
game wardens had to intervene
and elephants ran away startled in different directions,
while a helicopter was driving them on,
in the death-acre a marksmen
fired shots into the brain
and labourers were loading carcasses
but then a known scientist
did some research and invented
elephant contraception
and everywhere herds could dwell in peace
and the mad chase, the thinning out
forever has ended.
poem by Gert Strydom
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