Hungry Wolves

Why the glory in seeing someone die?
Hungry Wolves!
No matter
The evil burning in his eyes!

Fall down rotting tree
Without making a sound
Blow away the dust
Don't exalt when it's found

Fighting tooth for tooth
How can revenge be right?
You’re the same as the killer!
When you turn out his living light.....

djh

Hi Darragh,

To me your poem somewhat invokes the biblical phrase, "...wolves in sheep clothing..."; but could/would you share insight on whether this is a bit analagous, or the more obscure meaning?

Namaste,
Jazzy

Hi Jazzy,

Thanks for your interest. I wrote this piece when i saw hundreds of pro-death penalty supporters celebrate the execution of a well-known mass murderer. I was horrified by their exultation. They saw themselves as righteous while I believed them to be nearly on a par with the killer, so yes your interpretation of “wolves in sheep clothing” is accurate. They were baying for his death, how could someone baying for someone else (no matter how evil) to die be morally right?? It baffles me!!
Cheers,

Darragh

djh

Great poem!

I'm a little confused about "Fall down rotting tree, Without making a sound." Who is the rotting tree? How does it tie in with the wolves?

Does it have anything to do with the old question "If a tree falls in the woods, and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound?"

Anyway, I really like the wolves part, but for now I'm confused by the tree.

Hello,
Loved your usage of the wolf. I totally agree with your train of thought..
I hope someday we will figure out the baffle. A wonderful deep poem
willed with a lot of deep thought and honesty!

Mary...aka Ladybug

Hi , thanks for your thoughts on my piece. I will try my best to address your questions. First of all you are dead right - I had that phrase
"If a tree falls in the woods, and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound" in mind when I wrote the lines “Fall down rotting tree without making a sound”. It’s like a question that can never be answered - at least not in my mind, how people can behave like this!
Why choose a rotting tree? Well I guess it’s a symbol of decay and malignancy, just like the mass murderer. But a rotting tree will fall down of its own accord and doesn’t need any assistance. Also the term “rot in prison” applies here too. Finally why “without making a sound”?- well this is used as a contrast to the clamour of noise that the pro-death penalty people generated whilst baying for his death. It just seems to me that the killer doesn’t deserve all the attention either - just let him rot away……
Cheers

Darragh

djh

Darragh,
Then, as you admit it, change it! It's surely for the better.
siren