feel free to give your opinions, what you like and do not like. I wrote this for the animals! Voices finally heard Do you hear the screams of my friends, of my family? Can you look into my eyes? ANSWER ME, Can you feel my pain and loss? I assure you I have feelings, Our flesh is not yours, Why do you consume it? Our skin is not yours, Why do you wear it? Our milk and eggs are not yours, Why do you eat them? Why do you steal from us? Where is my baby going? I hear him crying for me, please do not take him, please do not kill him, my child is everything to me, This cage it is so small, I have no room to move at all, Why do you kick, punch and prod me? Am I lesser than a human being? My legs ache from standing, My udders are sore, My weary body cannot take anymore, My wings they need to spread, My eyes need to see the light, My body is too large for this space, I am getting sores all over the place, Why do you confine me so? What is going to happen to me? Am I going to end up like my friend? Hung upside down, suspended, Her throat was slit, my eyes squeezed tight, I wish I could run, no where to hide, It’s my turn next, I am scared, I shall fight the good fight, Why should you get to end my life? I want to thrive and live, and flourish, Not perish at your hands, You humans do not care for me do you? I am nothing more than a morsel to you? Please see this is not the way, Life was meant to be, You do not have to kill me, You can see me as I see you, We are earthlings, I would never harm you, Why not do the same for me? The words I wish I could speak, My voice goes unheard, Your knife draws near, I am hung for all to see, it will be my blood on that floor, My life will be no more, and thousands will die after me, with a voice yet to be heard, We are finally free, finally free. Ashley Farmer
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 23:18:57 +0000