of zebras

lullaby for my hunter

i have a song for you, my love and though it is soft it is also true

you will be safe when i devour you (i may have to chew)

i shall keep you in the shade and covered

my pared and muscles nude will lure beasts away from

wounds and hold you bloodwarm and sure

i have a song for you, my love and though it is soft it is also true

there are times when i shall put your head

on my heart for you to hear peace flow in the bloodbeat there

(even when you are filled with the joy you find hard to show)

and i will keep your sighs afloat, light

and you will know you are safe even as you

collect and savour that darkness deep

this is what i want to say in your language

(and these words you may keep)

my love will vacuum pack nightmares

put them away, hazardous waste...

i have a song for you, my love and though it is soft it is also true

you do not owe me my forgiveness

but i shall seek and find the grace you need

that will leave no print of your dread or terror

and i forgive you for how you have not hurt me

and i forgive you for all the suffering that is yours

and i forgive you for mankind's inhumanity to man

the light i shine shall burn your misery and your torment too

i will protect you and i will drink your tears

i will never sleep (for i am very good at that)

so that you may rest for as long as we love together

and peace may follow you where we go

or i will devour it too

i have a song for you, my love it is soft and it is true

i have a song for you, my love and though it is soft it is also true

i have a song for you

my love

zebras are brave animals that care deeply about their group members. when a group member is wounded by a predator attack, other zebras will come to its defence, circling the injured individual and attempting to drive the predator(s) away.

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