Jungle killing grounds

Inserted high above the trees From ‘ Choppers ‘ we did rope Heavy with equipment For handholds we did grope We’re swallowed by the canopy Of trees so high and thick Devoured by the darkness And branches hard as brick We drop onto the earth below The ropes they pull...

THE BELIZE SNAKE

A snake crawled in my sleeping bag, I felt it on my leg. I knew it was a female snake, It said its name was “ Peg “ I held it in my hand, Its weight was next to ‘nowt. I didn’t want it in here, So then I threw it out. But then I felt quite guilty, The snake could do...