Abandoned
Along a country roadway,
a kitten cringes, lost,
wet and hungry, dirty.
What is the human cost?
Abandoned to the elements,
no refuge there in sight.
It faces thirst and starving
and dreadful coming night.
Why do people feel that
It's okay to do such things?
That neglect and cruelty
make them into kings?
Copyright © Terry Hoffman | Year Posted 2016
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