The nightingale fears being attacked
By the big brown bear as its stomach growls,
The alliance threatens the bear and arms the nightingale.

The golden eagles are rich in gas and minerals
Yet cannot afford heating their eyries.
The big brown bear extends its paw and shows its claws.

Ferocious gazelles are evicting sunbirds from their nests
They demolish their homes to create their own
On a holy land which only knows unrest.

The Arabian leopard watches Shiite lions rebel
Against Sunni camels to beg, for a better life as they die
Of famine and cholera under raining shells.

A special cull is being carried out by wolves and camels
By means of starvation blocking aids destroying refuges
Preys seek shelter in the secretary bird.

Finally, the mythological winged horse is playing
Its name is Chollima and it is playing with missiles.

[Featured Painting: Guernica by Pablo Picasso]