The jaguar
King of the jungle
A cat fierce and strong
Rules the trees and land
At the apex of the food chain
With crushing bite he feeds
All is his domain
The anaconda
A giant more fish than reptile
Some say
Rules the Amazon shallows
The swamps, the rivers, underbrush
His creed is ambush
Squeeze, drown and swallow
The tapir
Grazes unworried
Thoughts are miles away
Yet danger is all around
The rotund herbivore
(So think the jaguar and the snake)
Is prey and nothing more
The jungle
The all-knowing great equalizer
Rules both flora and fauna
It is the domain
When the rain forest decrees
Prey becomes hunter
Hunter becomes meat
The anaconda
Declares himself king
The jungle sighs
And all is lost for the beast
The serpent meets its fate
Snake becomes chum
Piranhas feast
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By David Madrid
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The “Jaguar King” is a poem about a fable titled “King of the Jungle” written in 2016. The fable’s teaches a moral that should be heeded today. Read King of the Jungle.