A DOG’S LAMENT

A DOG’S LAMENT

Sometimes, I feel bad for other animals like me,

For I have a home and loving family,

I meet my friend the seagull sometimes,

And he tells of forests and beaches, mountains and mines,

Where dogs die of hunger,

The deer haven’t any trees to live under,

And I felt that somehow, some way, help man should,

For I know he could.

But men have hearts of stone- give to fellow beings, they never would.

He tells me of places where-

Cats miaow in pitiful thirst,

In the sea, polluted water spoils the clean in bursts.

Seagull says that is because of man’s great waste-

The plastic they dispose of in haste.

Many of seagulls bird friends have died-

Through eating of plastic or having it around them tied.

Chicks are eaten,

Cows beaten,

And I pray to heaven,

Lord please save our earth, our haven!

I look at you humans with shame in my eyes,

How could you to do this to Earth’s creatures,

The same ones that she so lovingly nurtures?

It’s not too late to stop-

You can still turn back the clock,

It’s not that late,

Evil hasn’t fully breached our gates,

You can repent-

Stop using and abusing!

A Lab Rabbit’s Tale

The lab coats were white,

As they pulled out a knife,

I watched in fright!

They placed me on a table,

And stared at me as they sharpened the knife,

I prayed to god,

To not let them take my life!

They took a yellow liquid filled bottle,

And sliced it open with the knife.

A rope and cloth were pulled out,

And I hoped it wasn’t me they were about  to throttle!

All of a sudden,

The liquid was thrown at me,

My mouth was burning, my eyes blinking,

When they threw some more at me!

The doctor took notes in glee,

As my fur fell off and my paws turned black,

The wonderful people arrived at my back.

They came with big blue badges and said,

“This is illegal! You must stop!”

And away with them we had to hop.

They nursed us,

Helped us,

Till we were fine

And they put us on a bus-

Back home to the wild!