Style: Free Verse
by : Cinema Sorensen
Trembling on the street Paws cold and shaking
Shadows act as monsters Every movement, another fear
Her fur is matted
Eyes glued wide open
The alleyway as dark as a cave The wet, freezing ground
Makes her slide around like an ice rink
A series of footsteps
Echo down the road outside
People with raincoats, umbrellas While she doesn’t have a roof
Suddenly, someone appears
A person with gloves and a kind smile Instincts kick in
She sprints away, Only to be caught.
A pair of hands Descend from above
They wrap around Her shivering body Like a blanket,
But unknown
Her eyes open, Light spilling in She’s on a table
With equipment everywhere
The person looks over, Eyes still gleaming
And shows a tiny smile.
A cage,
Complete with blankets and toys, Seems to beckon to her
Finally, what may be a safe place
But no
It’s not safe
Her stay is timed
There are rules in place
As she takes a nap She doesn’t know
That if she stays too long
She won’t be around too much longer
Aren’t animal shelters Supposed to save them? Not cut their time short.
People come daily To look in the cages To gawk at them
Rarely do they decide To take one home
To save a life.
Why would you save them,
If you aren’t really saving them? So, what’s the reason?
Let them live a little more
You’re not helping them It’s all a facade
Helping then killing Isn’t the answer
So, what’s the reason?
