Virunga Poem by Kim Barney
Virunga
The last of the mountain gorillas
are in danger of disappearing.
A greedy oil company which cares
nothing for these marvelous creatures
Is illegally attempting to drill for oil
under Lake Edward,
which violates international law since
Lake Edward is in Virunga National Park.
This is the oldest national park in Africa.
Gorillas are so much like us.
They laugh. They cry.
They like to be held
when they hear the sounds
of the guns and the bombs
from the civil war in the Congo.
Gorilla parents have been
killed by poachers so that
their babies may be sold
on the black market.
They get sick.
Adult female Gashangi was just
diagnosed with melanoma. This is
the first known case in non-human
primates, not just in mountain
gorillas.
Does anyone care?
Should we just let them
become extinct?
In September 2013 one of the park employees attempted to prevent SOCO agents from building an illegal structure in the park. The next day he was arrested, tortured, and held without charge for 17 days.
In April 2014 another employee filed a report on SOCO's illegal activities to the Congolese legal authorities. As he returned to the park he was ambushed by unknown gunmen and shot several times. He survived.
Despite claiming in June 2014 that they would halt operations, SOCO has refused to withdraw completely from Virunga.
The company continues to undermine the park, yet denies any wrongdoing.
To find out how you can help protect Virunga, visit Virungamovie.com
This was (mostly) written 21 March 2015
Finally finished 28 June 2015
Recife, Brazil
no acid reflux. and to answer your question: i can't answer this honestly, for if i do i may reap the wrath [i misspelled this at first as rath; it's been a long time since i've been warned by a preacher after all] of Kim Barney and Stephen Katona and others. i have enough wrath being thrown my way here at home (when i'm a bad boy) ! bri :) p.s. let's put it this way. no, let's not.
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5/4/2024 4:47:34 AM # 1.0.0.1119
A poet for a cause. A beautiful and praiseworthy effort of passing a message and information about cruelty towards animals to many people..I wish your genuine wish is fulfilled and these animals are saved.