Once upon a time in the jungle 
Peace reigned everywhere in the wild 
Everyone was in love and hate banished 
Lion was a kind emperor and his rule 
Was characterized by fairness 
And justice and his subjects 
Loved him because his enlightened despotism 
Was remarkably not tainted by the  
Usual rot of the stench of corruption 
 
Once upon a time in the jungle 
Master Jackal gets in his immaculate office 
One by one he greets his colleagues 
He settles down in his comfortable chair 
He reads the newspapers to keep himself 
Informed about the scandals of the love 
Trysts in the forest and smiling he 
Puts the scandal sheet away to hear 
The cases of the disputes of the weekend 
 
Once upon a time in the urban jungles a banished 
Fairy roams the places of pleasure in your  
Arms that are on fire in the spirit of lust 
Once upon a time among the city slickers 
Away from the sharp claws of the leopards 
Out of the sight of the greedy and hungry lions 
Definitely far from the clear and present 
Dangers of the lurking hippos and the magnificent 
Leaps of the cheetahs and the lurking traps 
And snares of the hyenas and the ruthless charge 
Of the rhinos and the bloody merciless crack 
Of the looming crocodile's jaws 
I am a fairy that has escaped the mayhem of 
The great jungles and I have come to seek 
Sanctuary in your loving embrace please 
Dig your sharp fingers in my flesh and gaze into 
My mysterious eyes and lurk at me as I come 
To you and be ruthless to those who want to 
Compete with you for the attention of the 
Dreamlike qualities of my fairy love  
Once upon a time in your life
BrokenHeartPheko Motaung
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