King of the Savannah

As a Meerkat I must say
Being in the middle
Is quite a drag
But on the bottom of
The food chain
Is even worse

On top of both
Food and status
Is the lion

All regal and dominant
He doesn’t fear
That something might eat him
Walks around the open
Head held high
All day long, reigning
Over the land

Then there is
An animal both low
And high
The hyena

He laughs
Life is just a game
Eating anything in sight
But lacking status
And intelligence
Still above me he stands
Ready to eat me in one glance

So here I am
Wondering how to survive
Dreaming of a day
That someone like me
Will reign
King of the Savannah
Me, a simple Meerkat