I began this poem in the margins of my notebook during my English class in 2002. Four year later I decided to look through all of my old notebooks and saw the beginning to what could be one of my most pun-filled poems to date. In the few short lines of poetry, I tell, quite smartly, two different stories. You need to rely on a more educated grasp of the English language and the ability to spot where I have thrown in the clever puns to be able to appreciate both literal and metaphorical.

In addition to being probably one of my intellectual stimulating pieces, I'm proud with the story that has decided to unfold. The tiger, slowly and deliberately, ends the life of an abondoned premature-born calf in the wild in order to ensure his own survival. But so much more is said about how and why this "offense", as I penned it, occurs.

I test my readers to try to find all of my puns and where something may be interpretted differently. I've littered the poem with homonyms that fit into the context for both definitions. On example being with my choice of the word "slink". A slink, being both a premature-born calf and the action used by the tiger to stalk his prey. Both of which were abandoned, one by the parents and the other by the tiger, as there was no need to pad so sneakily anymore.

Sooo, yes, please enjoy my poem and feel free to comment on what you liked and what you didn't like. Hah, and they don't need to be in-depths analyses of the story or the play on words. Simple praise is acceptable too. ^^