Extinction Like A Song Never Heard Again

She's the last breath taken by the last of her kind
Extinction like a song never heard again.
She's the hour between night and dawn,
when the earth stands still to mourn her loss---
the decimation of whale, wolf, rhino
of elephant and eagle
of virgin forests, highly prized
slashed and burned...
their body parts sold to the highest bidder.

(excerpt from "Body Parts")
c.Marlene Azoulai2000