Inverted Food Chain

In this alternative universe, animals and plants are on top of the food chain.

Illustrations by Cole Frieder.

Grab a rifle, get ready to aim

It’s time for this bear to hunt for some game

Skinny or fat, short or tall

No human is too big or too small

The more I collect, the better the thrill

I won’t stop until this house I fill

Why catch one human when you can catch plenty

You caught two? Well I caught twenty

You may not need them all and that’s okay

Because we’re the predator and they’re the prey

The humans aren’t able to breed fast

But those who don’t finish first, finish last

One by one we watch them burn

You had your fun, it’s now our turn

We burn the houses to make room for trees

We hear the people cough and wheeze

But that’s just life, what can we do?

There’s not enough room for me and you