Geronimo the Alpaca

I felt healthy and hardy.
TB? None, for sure!
Why the gun to my head?
Does that make you secure?

Sniffing hay-scented air,
I was glad when I saw
my owner each day;
but condemned by your law,

a scapegoat alpaca,
I paid a big price.
As for your cold heart,
try melting its ice.

(Appeared in The New Verse News.)


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Mohamed Sarfan's picture
Dear Poeter, The value of all living things on this earth is the same. But, the notion of emotions distinguishes between man and beast. It's a bitter truth that on a planet where animals can be bought for human needs, billions of human beings do not have the mentality to walk with the senses of animals. Compared to the creation of the gentle Lord, the wrath of man makes even the Lord frown. Although the poem is short the meanings and lessons that the lines carry are as wonderful as usual. All The Best My Dear Friend; Write More Congratulations

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