The rarer the animals
the mire we should love them
never neglect them
whatever we do
snow leopards
all sorts of others found wanting
How can they be unaccountable
poor beings wholeness uniqueness
eternity is waiting
such fragility
all these beautiful creatures
your negligence all see
the meaningless nature
of your captivity
the empty words
the coldness
to a piffling degree
no scope for imagination
concealed alone we cry
this bloody zoo is awful
we are sick and we know why
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.