Argument at the Christmas Dinner Table
“A group of hyenas can devour an entire zebra, leaving no leftovers—not even the bones— in under half an hour. However, this feeding frenzy comes at a cost; hyenas rip, claw, and fight with one another over the remains of their meal.”
~ www.mentalfloss.com/article/63455/12-wild-facts-about-hyenas
The one thing human beings love the most
Is disagreeing. They are like a pack,
Hyenas gobbling down a zebra, dosed
The lot of them with vicious greed and lack
Of any decency among them. They
Devour enough of zebra but they can’t
Quite get enough of quarreling. They bray
Their biases though scant of facts. They rant
Their prejudices slick with victims’ blood
Assuming that the other creatures round
About are trivial, their thoughts worth crud.
What matters is the slurping, crunching sound.
When finished with their snarling feast, each snout
Is scarlet. You’re unhappy? Well . . . go pout.
~ Phillip Whidden