by Steven Kent

“US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants”
—The Guardian

He traveled far and wide for foes to slay,
But who’s the hunter here, and who’s the prey?
Advantage pressed, the pachyderms attacked;
The game’s afoot (it’s underfoot, in fact).

The funeral mood was mournful, mostly grim:
His friends were crushed, though not of course like him.