It’s baffling to watch-<\/p>\n
the soft side of a ferocious beast<\/p>\n
an uncompromising predator<\/p>\n
or an evil dictator.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
To watch a lioness lick her young to dry,<\/p>\n
let it prance and bite her ear,<\/p>\n
pick it up gently with her mouth<\/p>\n
and gently carry it away to safety<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Or to watch the mother croc<\/p>\n
pick up her hatchlings in her whale of a mouth,<\/p>\n
not crushing any by the same jaws<\/p>\n
that have pulverized many a hapless victim.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Or to watch a confessed killer<\/p>\n
tell his son bedtime stories, tuck him into bed,<\/p>\n
switch off the lights, pause for a moment<\/p>\n
to plant a loving kiss on his forehead.<\/p>\n
It is a baffling show of tenderness to behold<\/p>\n
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