Wednesday, July 18, 2018

free at last - multiple voices

We have abolished the zoo
and all animals are released
as of today
rejoice                                          hooray!
but                                                   glory
beware                                                yes
the tiger can't help itself
and there's no place for that kind of                                                             anymore
behaviour                                                                                            let's all be safe together           
meanwhile the peacocks                                   
who always felt they owned the place
won't leave                                                                   in solidarity
we'll need to remove them by force                I have clipped my own wings
I spoke for a while with a gibbon                                      too
concerned that the places to swing
aren't as common as they remembered
and when they tried a street sign
a passersby shouted for help                                     you'll
They'll stop you! He shouted                                    swing     
and the gibbon asked                                                where
where will they take me                                            we say
the zoo
is not
there

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