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Wild hearts, live free

May 4, 2014
By LaurenKearney SILVER, Sarafovo, Burgas, Other
LaurenKearney SILVER, Sarafovo, Burgas, Other
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The tusk of a rhino
A heart of a cobra
the head of a tiger
when will conflict be over?

This world owes us nothing,
we owe something to the world,
for the warmth of morning sunrise,
for the distant stars unfurled ,
to the sweet scent of a blossoming tree,
forbid taking lives of wild hearts,
let them live free

Man's closest relative
the chimpanzee
with its colossal strength
should climb and eat from branches of a tree,
Don't let him suffer in a cage
tormented by the men in white coats
indulging in psychotic deeds to stifle the rage

An elephant stands
Behind the curtains of a roaring crowd,
Bleeding and bruised
A thousand weeps hidden by the shroud
When a wrong move is made
His parched grey flesh is punctured
But the scars never fade

Wild hearts, live free


The author's comments:
A poem inspired by the rapid rise in endangered animals.

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on May. 22 2014 at 12:16 am
madcupa_tea SILVER, Millersburg, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
When I was young/I used to think there was nothing under my skin but light/As I walk down the sidewalk of life/I scrape my knees/I bleed

I love how this illustrates the abuse many born to be wild animals suffer, I just wonder how we are going to conduct psychological experiments if we have no humans or animals to test it on.