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Manifest ๐ŸŒ‘ Nigeria Student | Educator | AI Enthusiast @ Adekunle ajasin university akunba
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Survival Without Apology
<p>Eating just to survive, not to die.</p><p>Hiding just to survive, not to be killed.</p><p><br/></p><p>To some, I am predator. They do not dare look at me.</p><p>To some, I am prey, a meal worth chasing through the shadowsย </p><p><br/></p><p>In a place where you kill or get killed,</p><p>no laws abide here.</p><p>Survival becomes normal.</p><p><br/></p><p>Death takes a step backward after eating.</p><p><br/></p><p>So,</p><p>a beautiful bunny remains merciless before the grass,</p><p>Looking like a tiger ready to devourย </p><p>eating her fill without remorse</p><p>in the beautiful field.</p><p><br/></p><p>She has a little one to feed.</p><p><br/></p><p>But</p><p>she is being watched by a python.</p><p><br/></p><p>I sigh.</p><p><br/></p><p>Perhaps the grass thinks the same of me.</p><p>Perhaps the bunny does too.</p><p><br/></p><p>Or am I just the grass,</p><p>watching, waiting,</p><p>hoping the bunny doesn't see me?</p><p><br/></p><p>For everyone who has ever been prey,</p><p>and everyone who has ever been predator.</p><p><br/></p><p>We are all just trying</p><p>to see tomorrow.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>How does this feel to you?</p>

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