THE REX Known as The King of Beasts, The Rex is no king at all Because there is no creature king, Only a host of competing lords, Each master of some domain, Bound by two roles in life Each is ordained to play: One being predator, The other prey. THE MYSORE RAT "Some parasite Is killing off the Mysore Rat. Good riddance, we don't need their kind!" But bad for them may turn out bad for us. 'Bad' only makes conditions worse, And few conditions are discrete. They tend to spread. What happens there Can happen over here. Their problem now Can be ours later on. What they can catch Can also infect us. If we suffer the sufferings of others, Sooner or later we will suffer Their suffering too Because What is done To the few of us Will be done to the rest of us. It is only a matter of time.