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Human Monsters!
by Kay P M- Devenish → (All Poetry by Kay P M- Devenish)
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 Swaying elephants stuck in concrete tombs,
Snakes in boxes and caged baboons.
Giraffes bent necks chew cut bough,
dancing bears afraid to scowl.

 Chicken squashed so pecks her breast,
battery shocked so she lays best.
Rabbits skinned to make some coats,
horses whipped to win some notes.

 Cloning sheep we have a peek
at how far WE can go.
Searching for a cancer cure...
the little creatures must endure,
for answers just MIGHT flow.

 Human ear graft on a rat,
cosmetic tests on skin of cat.
Tiger balms and deer perfume,
Moon bears nose ring tugs to doom.

 Hippo horns for horny guys,
draining bears bile until he cries.
Poachers stealing ivory tusk,
deer are shot just for their musk.

 Harpoon whales,
snip dog tails,
burn on brands
tag on bands.

 Cut their trees and cage the birds,
cull the wild and thin the herds.

  Bludgeon bulls with iron bars,
kill koalas with our cars.

 Oil slick oceans,(dark zoo pits,)
net the dolphins (torn to bits.)
Stick a Lion's head on the wall,
stuffed... to decorate the hall.
Buffalo and moose heads too,
restaurant decor,'(just for you.)

 Boil the water, boil the pot,
toss in lobsters (squealing 'HOT.’)

 I can't bear this anymore,
can't we stop what they endure ?

 Can't we see this earth should be
a place where creatures all live free?
Animals... birds... and fish,
well protected , that's my wish.

 All of them have feelings too,
why must humans be so cruel?
 

 Why must humans cause such blight,
can't you see it's just not right?

 Causing pain, we hurt,we maim,

 like fools without a clue ...

 I fear it's WE,

 more suitably ,belonging in a Zoo !

 

  

 

 

 


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 Reviews of "Human Monsters!"
Reviewed by Andy Turner
Reviewed on June 4, 2014
True, so very true. Much hard work has gone in to this. Seya at the zoo.

Reviewed by Steve Ralph
Reviewed on June 2, 2014
Very Very True Kay,
we are indeed the worst of all species,
We, (and our close cousin, the monkey) are the only ones that kill just for the sake of it.
As always, this is a really well written piece Kay, I loved it.
your Pommie Pal Steve

Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on May 17, 2014
AS ALWAYS, YOUR PROSE IN THIS WORK IS STRONG AND DIRECT...PRESENTING A CONCRETE POSITION. I MAY NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF IT( I EAT FISH) BUT I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THE FACT THAT THIS PIECE IS WELL DONE AND SOLIDLY SUPPORTED WITH FINE RHYME, RHYTHM AND EXCELLENT IMAGERY. A WINNER, KAY, AND THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by ShyPoet 1
Reviewed on November 24, 2013
Yeah, you are correct ....and the sad fact is we are learning too slow ....about our abuse of Earth's limited precious animals and sea creatures....sad.....

Wonderful, powerful poem .....

Reviewed by Amor Sabor
Reviewed on March 13, 2013
Fast paced this was while reading it...I felt like falling forward...excellent work.

Reviewed on March 9, 2013
powerful write.

Reviewed by William Bonilla
Reviewed on March 9, 2013
A profoundly well penned write
Love & Peace be with you

William

Reviewed by John Domino
Reviewed on March 9, 2013
Dear Kay,

All those folks mean well. You can tell them all to go to *.#$%$!
But that will not cure the hurt and the pain deep inside that remains.

I lost a wife to cancer one day.
Her folks abandoned her the last years of her life.
They just did not want to face it, so they all went away.

Then when she was lying on her death bed,
they changed the last minute and decided to show up instead!

I was not amused by all of this,
so I let them have ALL of my mind,
man was I pissed.

In the end I was cut off from a family full of fakes
But I was wounded so badly and wondered If I made a mistake!

You see if you focus on what hurts it will only hurt more.
Then the hurt will grow and fester and mop you all over the floor.

So it's to focus on your future and pick things cup...
is really the BEST revenge so go and fill THAT cup!

It's NOT easy to pick up the pieces and them walk away
But it's the better alternative;
it's the way to a new and better day!


Amen


Reviewed by D. Vegas (Reader)
Reviewed on March 8, 2013
The heart takes us to many places, but when it pertains to a broken heart things go haywire.

Always,

Deborah

Reviewed by Kay P Devenish
Reviewed on March 8, 2013
Just a metaphor Ed...for me,milk and cows ...even udders... have always represented good things,even to spill milk would be joy for the seeds under the ground.I don't like it when people use that old saying 'no use crying over spilt milk' especially when one's heart is broken,the old saying undermines one's suffering and paints it as trivial...so,in my poem I wanted to show a different outlook.In this poem my metophor of the milk spilling is really meant to represent one's hopes,dreams and whole future spilling out caused by someone elses broken vow or by another's wrong doings.The female farmer in this poem is metophor for all people who have cared for and tried to protect and treasure relationships,hopes and ideals of themselves and others.Mushroom cloud?= is metaphor for all that's left of one's spirit after a breakup or betrayal.My metophor I hope achieved my aim which was to dismiss the spilling of milk as an innocent event and to paint it as entirely sinister and in the end making the spilt milk (lost hopes,love,good relationships) more worthy of a darn good cry.

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on March 8, 2013
Kay, I find this to be quite sad and scary, and to be honest I don't quite understand it...sorry for being so thick...e

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila
Reviewed on March 8, 2013
Wow! So tragic...very well penned, Kay...

Anna

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on March 8, 2013
It reads like he tore your heart out.

Ron

Reviewed on March 8, 2013
So true. What an amazing deep poem Kay. Platitudes for such pain never help.

Reviewed by Budd Nelson
Reviewed on March 8, 2013
yes it does feel like that exactly
budd

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on March 8, 2013
Deep and very meaningful, my friend . . .

Reviewed by John Flanagan
Reviewed on March 8, 2013
the writing is strong, Kay, the thinking
sharp and cogent, the delivery first rate.
i will return to this

john


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