Sense Sonnet - Steamer

Rattle Kill

Bolivia is the home of
The hairy armadillo that
Lives in the mountains high above,
But in a threatened habitat.
The human poachers come around
And grab the armadillos live.
But for the pet trade are they bound?
Suffocated, they don't survive.
And then their shells are made into
Decorative rattles to be
Shown and shaken - the humans do,
Parading so unthinkingly.

An armadillo has a shell.
Kill it to rattle - what the hell!