Once as a child
She believed she was wild
Then man came along
Who of course proves how wrong.
The great disrespect or
Whose ugliness grows
Caging and expecting
Just beautiful prose
From his selfish nature
And a lifelong of ill
Lucy is dying
And soon she will
Edmonton Zoo
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.