Give the ants their manifesto
the bees their history
let the camel describe the elephant
dromedarily

While the lioness rests on a serif raft
before executing her craft 
only through hunger or boredom
does she condescend to rise 
s t r e t c h
scratch out a few choice words
of conflict or change
knead them with her switchblade claws
then pause
curl up on a tuft of italic grass
in her tight cursive mass
like a capital G 
to go back to sleep