We Are a Patient Lot

 Ignore Us

Did you hear that

Skit scat, you did not hear that

For it was our heavy breathing, under the grasses

As we lay silent, as we lay stock still

We watched the Wildebeests at the top of the hill

They usually know of our presence, they usually know of our essence

But today they choose to ignore us

We wait for the moment, we wait for the time

The time when one wanders too close, when one gets too cocky

 

Strike

That is the time, we are inclined to strike

In a flash in a moment, we’re upon one digging in deep

It is steeped in terror, it is steeped in fright

And if we are lucky enough to get away, we are here to say that day we will get our prey

We are also here to say that day, does not come often enough

 

All Together

For we the Lions of the Land want you to understand, like many things its trial and error

You may think as King of the Beasts, we have it all together

We the Lions of the Land want you to understand, it doesn’t always work that way

There is many a day that we go hungry, there is many a day that we are dying of thirst

And those are the days we are here to say, you see us lying around, looking as though we have no care in the world

We like to spare our energy, conserve as much as possible

And only use it when it is truly needed

 

Read

For we the Lions of the Land want you to understand things do not always land in our lap

There is a bit of a gap between what is real and what is fantasy

For many of you think you know about us due to what you have read

But have you talked to a Lion instead

For unlike the books that you read, we too bleed, we too make mistakes

But as a Pride, as a group, we are entitled to share our successes, as well as our failures

And as well as our excesses, as in we will often share with those who do not have any, for it is the best for all

 

Excesses

Therefore, we the Lions of the Land want you humans to understand, you too have excesses in certain spaces

And those excesses should be shared

For we the Lions of the Land want you to understand, when you share your excesses, everyone wins

 

We keep our young close, we travel together

 

Water

Where is the Water, where is our friend

It used to be here, it used to be there, it used to be every where

 Where has it gone, will it come back

Perhaps we should follow the track of another species perhaps they know

 

Dig a Little

Look at the birds, see where they land

Perhaps there’s something, underneath that sand

Perhaps we need to land in the same space, dig a little

We the Lions of the Land want you humans to understand, our search for water is much like yours

As in we need it for a store of energy, we need it for a store of life

For without water, we are both in peril

Now as for excess, those who have it are truly blessed

 

Reseed Yourself

The grasses we used to lay in, are no longer there

The shade of tree that used to blow in the breeze, did not seize the moment, did not seize the time

For there is a certain time to reseed yourself

That is not the time to leave it on the shelf, that is not the time to stand alone

 

Work Together

My dears we the Lions of the Land want you to understand, all species need to work together

The Animal Kingdom and the humans as well

For the lack of water everyone suffers

You may say so dig a well

We the Lions of the Land want you to understand, not all wells will find what they’re looking for

For there has to be something in the store, for you to find it

 

Share

We the Lions of the Land want you humans to understand, you need to share

For within the air, we sense a disparity

We sense some have lots and other have nothing

We the Lions of the Land want you to understand, if you don’t all share, you will soon despair

We declare it has to do with balance, it has to do with equilibrium

 

Health of the Herd

We the Lions of the Land want you to understand the health of the herd is of utmost importance

Do we go after them all not at all

We are selective, we are careful

For the health of the herd is important to us

For as the herd gives to us, we give to them

Now you humans would say what do you lions give to the herd

We take only the weakest, we leave the rest alone

 

Messengers

We the Lions of the Land want you humans to understand, all species in the herds that we observe, know when we are around

No, we don’t make a sound, but messengers are sent on ahead

The message gets through loud and clear

Therefore, we are here to say to you, each herd knows what we will attempt to do

Therefore, we are trying to tell you they’re in preparation mode, they’re in flight mode

So, when we arrive on scene, when we’re in chasing mode, the herd has two choices, explode to get away or defend, or a bit of both

It is kind of what you like to say a game of cat and mouse

 

The Way of It

We the Lions of the Land would like to suggest to you, we always know what is going to come through by the end of the day

We are here to say to you, we make many mistakes along the way, and hey that’s the way of it

 

Curious Eyes

We the Lions of the Land want you to understand, we get what you’re all about, do you understand us

That my dears would be a plus

We look forward to that day, when you might even say hey, I know that one, I know what he or she is about

We the Lions of the Land want you to understand, we wait patiently, we look at you with curious eyes

Would it come as a great surprise, that you actually knew us

We do not give up hope, for we are a patient lot