Anne

The wind is angry
I can hear its mighty thrust outside
The absurdity of loneliness
Which I had so relied
On humans coming forward
To help me in my plight
To just escape the evil
And find some bright white light

My memories of cruelty
Were in my mind that day
When I was supposedly rescued
And taken so they say
To LONGLEAT my new heaven
Where others I would meet
My naivete apparent
I was joining the elite

My heart was all a flutter
If my youth had been misspent
My new life would be joyful
And full of true content
Somewhere just to romp and play
And find some friendship along the way
The evidence of certainty
A path of light would forever be

The Rhino Hall was smelly
And so frightening at night
All sorts of shadows came at me
From a peculiar height
So another milestone
in the workings of my mind
To meet some other elephants
and gradually unwind

A dose of camaraderie
Perhaps a confidant
Someone I could mentor
Another elephant
But enmity apparent
Antagonism too
Ill feeling if I am honest
And a bull hook or two

A deal of irasability
And grumpiness I felt
Sullen and forbidding
All the cards they dealt
I had hoped it would be different
And blessed I would be
Enlightened even
But it appears
That all that, is not for me