Ornery Poetry: A Truly Dangerous Tanka

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the threat of venom

from those who slither legless

fear in man rises

but those who walk on two legs

cause much greater destruction

~cie~

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notes

The snake pictured is a harmless grass snake. It is non-venomous. Yet many people would kill it on sight.

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