Denis Martindale - Lunch Break

When elephants have walked and walked,
The hunger starts inside,
When elephants have talked and talked,
The hunger they can't hide...
The tall ones look for food to eat,
The small ones tag along,
For food is something you can't beat
When hunger pains are strong...

The mother and her foal were glad
When food was found at last,
They munched away all food they had
Till their lunch break was past...
Filled up for hours, they walked on,
Content to be alive,
You see, their hunger pains had gone,
They knew they would survive...

But what if food had disappeared?
If lunch break wasn't there?
If by Mankind the land was cleared,
The dry earth standing bare?
How long before the majesty
Of elephants and more
Was lost because of infamy?
How long? We can't be sure...

Denis Martindale

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