Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem In Afghanistan, a group of men Are playing Buzkashi Players on horseback or yak Battle to drag a headless goat to a hole The goat must be hand held Or gripped by a leg Horses and men may suffer shattered bones Buzkashi is a very popular game Carpe Diem In Australia, hunters seek salties, This is a sport that's much enjoyed by men Bus-long crocodiles hiding in rivers, Billabongs, lagoons If you're fit, you can outrun a crocodile If not, they can attack and eat their visitors Carpe Diem A Greek girl, Danai Kyriaki. dives for octopi She looks for their silvery eyes She seeks out dusky holes where the creatures nest She hunts out swaying legs How to Hunt an After she spears and drags one from the water Tentacles wrap round her wrist, along her arm When the fight is won, The tentacles drop from her wrist Showing a tendril of sucker shaped bruises Livid on her skin Carpe Diem Tomorrow, I face the challenge our world faces Forget horse battles, crocodile, and octopus Do I dare step out where an unseen enemy lurks? A killer that can transform itself at will?