Only The Weak Man

“The problem is a long-standing association between hunting large animals and masculinity…there are deep-seated cultural problems in Western societies, where such behaviour should be unthinkable.”– Associate Professor Eric Jensen, University of Warwick, quoted in:

http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/07/29/big-game-hunters-and-cecil-lion?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-07-29

And a response to ‘saint’ Paul’s infamous words:
“The weak man eats only vegetables.” (Romans 14:2)

Only the weak man kills;
Gets his thrills from blood spills –
Decimates, massacres.
Only the weak man.

Only the weak man hunts;
Substitutes the moans and the grunts,
Of the pleasured, for the dying.
Only the weak man.

Only the weak man destroys;
Unfathomable excuses employs,
Trap, bait, confinement exploits.
Only the weak man.

Only the weak man derides;
Mocks in contempt and divides –
Into “higher” and “lower.”
Only the weak man.

Only the weak man enslaves;
Dominates, subjugates…craves,
Devouring the flesh of another.
Only the weak man.

Heidi Stephenson
Illustration: Sue Coe