Hyena mean, whose eye doth blink—

Wherever one may rest or wander,

The vilest he who breedeth slander.

The rattler warns you—jump or run,

Or give him battle with stick or gun!

The skunk offends you—let him go;

He takes his choice ’twixt friend and foe.

The blackest buzzards often use

Some others’ victim or refuse.

Bedbugs—Bah! Such creeping things