They called the new place
\nAnne’s Haven
\nNatural daylight everywhere
\nPiles of sand and lots of tyres
\nHay winches its about the size
\nI am in a cage
\n3 goats I see
\nto be my friends eventually<\/p>\n
The osteopath said I was fragile
\nWith his imaging camera
\nHis confounded dial
\nChecking my muscles
\nAnd, telling you
\nI was weak and so frail
\nHe was clueless too<\/p>\n
I am not weak
\nJust a little bit slow
\nI miss the company
\nThats if you don’t know
\nWe are herd animAls
\nThats our desire
\nBeing on our own
\nThat really is dire<\/p>\n
We talk to each other
\nAnd we reminisce
\nThe old way of life
\nThose stories we miss
\nYou can see me on You tube
\nWalking along
\nThough honestly folks
\nI do not belong<\/p>\n
As a solitary elephant
\nIn a fancy cage
\nFresh branches and chunky toys
\nFor this old sage
\nNo one to natter to
\nNo one at all
\nThey have made me a victim
\nLocked in a stall<\/p>\n
If only I could just go back
\nTo the time
\nWhen I lived with the herd
\nIn the dust and the grime
\nFeeding myself and just being me
\nDoing my own thing
\nWhen we were all free<\/p>\n
The humanised space
\nDesigned by some bloke
\nWhen all that I want is a friend
\nIts no joke
\nThese keepers with bull hooks
\nWhats that about
\nIts all smiles and show
\nWhen the video’s out<\/p>\n
I am old now
\nOf course I do play
\nBut prefer to rest
\nAnd chat my life away
\nTo talk to myself
\nIs not an event
\nAnd I realise now
\nI shall not be content<\/p>\n
Not any longer
\nThats is my lot
\nA marketing video
\nThats what they have got
\nAs for my heart aches
\nThey just don’t care
\nAnd If the truth be known
\nMan has never been fair<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
They called the new place Anne’s Haven Natural daylight everywhere Piles of sand and lots of tyres Hay winches its about the size I am in a cage 3 goats I see to be my friends eventually The osteopath said … Continue reading