What prayers do I say?
when I go to church today,
Forgive me for my coward ness,
I’ve been a coward I confess,
Or I’ve been too busy, too engaged,
while around me storms have raged,
Storms of evil forces, that needs breaking,
instead to flight I’m taking,
Close my eyes, so not to see,
I turn around instead, and flee,
Or pray forgiveness, please oh Lord,
while your true ways I aboard,
The easy way, that’s what I want,
then with your love I do abscond,
I heard you say the least among us,
this must be me, I am feeling thus,
For I sin, and sin, I just can’t win,
how could I be, your next of kin?
For you there stand in innocence and light,
while I wither thus in fright,
To help my fellow creatures in their blight,
from puppy mills, and slaughters ills,
the cruelties a book would fill,
The least among us, is my kin,
and yours; their neglect, that is my sin,
When will I stand and take the fight,
to those that cause your kinship blight,
Give me strength I ask of you,
please show me what to do,
But make it really soon,
the last of wolfs, calls to the moon,
the last stallion running free,
You made for him that great prairie,
The gruesome sport of killing meat,
for fun, or just to eat,
Those are skinned just for their fur,
in gruesome places does occur,
The drowning cesspools of our fish,
the last now served upon our dish,
The slaughter of our trees,
could you stop it please?
But I’m ashamed please do forgive,
again, that’s how I live,
Load my work upon your shoulders just once more,
as so oft I did before,
Forgive me, but I will change,
expand my scope my range,
See more, do more, then I did,
do my utmosts, do my bit?
Today I’ll start with this,
and every ass will kiss,
If just one line, one prayer small
my friends; their pens to arms I call.©28/01/2010
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You have been tireless and fearless in your exposing awful truth most of us never heard of until we read your work. This is a most horrifying example. I'm with all who commented before me -- of course! But, today of all days belongs to you and I wish you peace at heart, Jasmin! good health and joy and a wonderful new year of your life!
Gina
and yours; their neglect that is my sin
Truly one of our greatest sins, these very sad days, and that horrifying picture is beyond words.
Georg
Ps Happy Birthday.
Again, your great voice cries in a wilderness of indifference and cruelty...just not enough is being done to save and care for the dumb and defenceless. This poem and the picture above churn the gut.
In solidarity,
John
Dan