ANIMALS

_{My ears are pierced with my own cries.} 

_{They follow the hollow premises of the man deep blue.}

_{The ocean lives in my father’s eye, but I only see rough waters and drowning tides.} 

_{Others travel his water safely; he is the Triton of the sea.} 

_{But I know better to attempt the water. There are monsters in the deep. Land is for my travels as it is safe for me.}

_{Promises intended for others, but the exclusion is just me.}

_{Actions of years before are but a memory to me}

            _{But replays in my mind of what the possibilities could be.}

_{I wish I never witnessed the different treatment, causes my eyes to leak. I won’t drown in my own tears.}

_{It would be easier to take the road to their path}

_{Chosen for me – by them.}

            _{But that’s not me.}

_{Escaping captivity surly means death.}

_{They’re not fond of change, discovery my future to be is but inches away,}

            _{So, I am guilty of biting my own tongue; my silence not freeing.}

_{Because my cries for help are only heard by the hunter’s ears.  Now the land is unsafe, but I must go on.}

_{If I keep quiet, I think I can evade his gun. But he has also armed my own brothers and sisters. They love the excitement of a chase.  I see them look at me and they have forgotten my face.}

_{When I am quiet, I can hear each one of my fears.}

            _{I hear the roar of the lion – I long to be brave.}

            _{I hear the trumpet of the elephant – I wish to possess its wisdom.}

            _{I hear the screech of the eagle – how I long to fly and be free.}

_{There is no one left here to rescue me, the hunters have arrived with un-quenching thirsts for blood.}

            _{The furs, the ivory, the feathers will insulate their pockets books well, if not destroyed out of spite.   Killing these creatures means nothing to them they won’t miss out on any sleep in the night.  Anxious to be the one that takes or hurts another’s life.}

_{Murder…killing for sport.}

            _{Walking the forest floor, I am alone, where has everyone gone?} 

_{My self defense plea is muffled}

            _{By my color       my sex              my past              my future- who I long to love.}

                        _{All that is me! Or it will be.}

_{Their actions are barbaric and the still hunt for me.}

_{I see that they are the animals, they do not see what I see.}