Untamed Land

These lands are full of dangers Foreign to all of humankind
Where in shadows there lurks strangers
And there is no peace of mind

The flowers there, though beautiful
Could make a grown man blind
And the mountains indisputable 
Unless you try and climb

The water in lakes and rivers,
Though limpid, blue, and gold
Hold many things to make you shiver
In the depths of seas untold

But worst of all are all the beasts
Who roam and prowl and kill
On any unsuspecting folk and feasts 
As the whale feeds on its krill

Anybody in this land 
Is at the bottom of the chain
And will be subject to the hand
In these primal lands untamed

Where bears are all tenfold the size
Of what they are back home
And piranhas in the form of flies
Wherever you choose to roam

Yes, this is a hostile land
Not suited for the weak
It sucks you in like quicksand
So no one can hear you shriek

The climate varies day to night
From ice to burning sun
From burning boils to frostbite
There's a pain for everyone

The pretty things, though pretty
Are things potent enough to kill
And the ugly beasts, though ugly
Will make sure you've got your thrill

I'm here to warn you this land is real 
And not the setting of a novel
Not Australia nor Brazil
But something far more worse than awful

You see, this land I have described
Though vast, primal, and untamed
It is not at all concrete but abides
In our minds and unashamed 

Our brains are like a primal land
With beasts and poisonous plants
And no matter what we seem to think
Unleashes this expanse