Poisoned
by Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Rated "G" by the Author.
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You are a kitten, innocent,
enjoying your limber body,
at “The Corrals,” where
animals are.
You are a kitten, feeling ill,
confused by your recumbent body,
at the corral, where our
animals live.
You were a kitten, but you are dead,
baited, your body lies stiff and cold,
at the corrals, where
animals die.
Erin Moen
2/19/04
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The Corrals are a piece of property about a mile from the townsite.
Phelps Dodge Mining Co. has run water and electricity out there, the ‘renters’ pay for the utilities and make their own ‘corral’ for their animals with what they have. It is a mishmash of ingenuity. Most people are decent. There are a few who poison others animals, out of callous disregard for respect of life. My husband and my girls’ ‘corral kitten’ was poisoned, and died, several days ago.
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| Reviewed by Floria Kelderhouse (Reader) |
2/26/2004 |
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Oh my Erin...that is so so sad...good expression in your writing..
who could do that to an animal....floria |
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| Reviewed by ya mama (Reader) |
2/26/2004 |
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| upsetting. all the more reason i choose the company of a cat over humans |
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| Reviewed by Bhuwan Thapaliya |
2/26/2004 |
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| Erin....sorry for the great loss....sad sad write...tears...love n luck....BHUWAN |
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| Reviewed by E T Waldron |
2/25/2004 |
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| oh the meaness of humanity that causes us to wonder... Excellent write on it Erin, sorry for the loss. |
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| Reviewed by Tinka Boukes |
2/25/2004 |
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Painful piece Erin!!
Love Tinka |
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| Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner |
2/25/2004 |
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(((erin)))
to poison animals, to kill pets...sickens me. this stark, realistic poem brings it home painfully.
i'm sorry for your friend's loss...to lose a beloved pet is losing a member of the family
(((HUGS))) and love, karla. *tears* |
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