Leaves crumble beneath their feet Apes,snakes and wild things Not safe on the ground So the weak hide high above in the trees Stinging bugs Equipped with poisonous drugs Spiders hide under logs waiting to ambush Vines hang low a nature made swing Blood stained leaves The aftermath of a prowling tiger Birds shout from above As the victim is hauled away like a rug Fallen trees tell a story Army ants march in formation Taking shrubs leaves and hacked up bugs back to there base Nectar seeking flies get caught in hungry plants Wanting each other for supper The unsuspecting get snatched up The jungle stomach grumbles Its hunger only grows Its never satisfied