Tusks:
Ivory. Soft but sharp
Like the plant but this time majestic.
Majestic in all its ways. Yet
Feared; a victim.
Enough to impale a human; enough to injure a hunter.
Shot at. Killed. Sold- expensive
Rides and costumes for the animal.
Used for money. Beaten. Victimized.
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