-so large yet so fragile
-rough yet elegant
your height towers beyond compare
and your structure so rare.
in my eyes, you are the most beautiful thing on earth.
so much grace and understanding that society cannot see your worth.
-mighty yet compassionate
-aggressive yet so skittish
ears that expand so wide & listens for those who mark your flesh:
they lacerate those magnificent tusks and leave you to bleed out.
-deserving admiration and love yet viewed as dangerous
a trunk which aids your mobility to hydrate. a limb to bathe your young or playfully spray bystanders.
skin painted cultural as in places like india- designs of art.
eyes which have witnessed family murders by spirits with cold hearts.
feet that have tread miles to survive
a species in need of protection to stay alive.

elephant, you are a marvel to this world and i wish humanity would open their eyes to your charm.
you're so very vulnerable and should never be harmed.