Elephant Wars

Every person has his/her opinion Opinions that are carelessly uttered Regardless of the consequences We welcome this era of technology and social media Every jack & Jill can say whatever they like It is a free world But the so called human elephant conflict Needs sober minds To articulate the position faced by elephants To narrate the stories of those affected by elephants overpopulation To dissect the pain faced by rural communities having lost loved ones To unveil the story of carefully managed conservation areas being decimated by elephants To start the process of healing and true conservation To address the issue without bias We all know the story of capitalism Manipulating the environment for profit Disregarding the vulnerabilities of the poor Destroying the spirit of humanity In their reckless pursuit of their agenda We all know the story of Africa Abused and discarded by those with power Permanently scarred by those without conscience Africa is a beautiful place A place that needs the consciousness of humanity To carefully prune the destructive elements To carefully manage the resources, both flora and fauna To care for the people of Africa To liberate the people of Africa from abject poverty To be the guardians of human conscience The so called human elephant conflict Does not deserve the cunning and reckless intervention of capitalists Does not need the voice of fly by night conservationists Does not need the protests of those who are outside the radius of understanding Does not need the voice of pompous and out of control egomaniacs It needs true human beings to sit on the table of solutions And deliberate on the future of both human beings and elephants Seeking to find lasting solutions to the problem In a non-judgmental and open discussion Wild emotions cannot solve this problem Only sober minds and progressive individuals, communities and world leaders can intervene Enough is enough