"oceana" poems
Squeals cry out as the ax smashes her guts
Dog barks loudly in multiple fears.
The man shouts, "Shut up you little mut!"
Her last breaths are heard as her eyes form crystal tears
A week later passes, the man notices his dog no longer runs
A month passes, his dog skips meals
"Papa, we must take Enzo to the vet!"cries ones of his sons
"It is obvious your dog is mourning from a loss and is suffering from PTSD" the veterinarian reveals
The worried man looks away in guilt
He quivers to continue the dialogue
Tears shed down his face as he remembers gripping the tilt
"They were best friends. Oceana and the dog. At times she surprised me for a pig how she could outsmart a dog."
A year later...
"Come along Enzo and Denver, supper's ready!"
The new piglet of the family snorts happily as the dog and his new best friend munch on their meal
"You did the right thing Papa." as his son yawns grasping his teddy
The former farmer kisses his son goodnight as he goes back to work
on his new zeal
A sign written, "Animals have a heart and soul just like humans. End all animal abuse for their kingdom is just as precious as ours."
Dec 2, 2016
Dec 2, 2016 at 2:58 PM UTC
Weep Oceana weep, my sweetest dear
What a homebody you've been to me, darling Oceana
Now don't curdle my head and heart, but oh the distance
I weep for the distance
Each cradled memory - beaten with palm frans with invisible hands holding me
Meddling with time Oceana. Oh it's been time! My ocean current bringing me down, but I promise, so deeply to the marrow - there is no other one, to this day
Oh dear, my sails must go up you see.
My hands are wrinkling with time, sparingly - so I only hold your fainted lights in my locket to the unfolding oblivion
The wind on my neck, Countless stars guiding me north - a new destiny.
But in every written desire, I will always look south, back to you - my only Oceana
Jul 16, 2016
Jul 16, 2016 at 11:28 PM UTC