cruelty to animals is like racism.
i’ll fight you on it tooth and claw.
i cannot forget the things i saw
when i looked through that prism.
from bees to bears we bare our guilt,
our arrogance is at the apex of our shame.
each dog that dies – we share that blame
and must take down what we have built
of course we won’t! we think we own
this earth, this life, this kingdom come.
but we are soon about to get us some
of our reaping; of what we’ve sewn.
so little hope remains for me – just that!
i feed my strays and pet my cat.