Animal Cruelty

Animal cruelty is an ongoing and sickening epidemic. I'll never understand how thoughts can creep into a human being's mind that would make them want to harm a defenseless pet. I wrote this poem after four teenagers went out of their way to cause pain and torture to a cat in my hometown. This poem is written from an animal's perspective somewhat. Defenseless. Looking into your eyes as he's whipped and you show zero remorse. Beating him with blunt and traumatic force. You brutalize innocence with no intention to repent. Breaking his back as you show a lack of self-respect. Confused by actions that cannot be forgiven. My stomach sickens. How can you live with acts you have committed? A vulnerable object that had no chance to fight. Can you justify why you felt the need to end his life? The hands of a murderer, you show no shame. Your only means of actions to cause violence and pain. You looked directly into his somber eyes as you broke his body. Anger and resentment shown towards an unsophisticate form of life. The color crimson covered your hands as you tore him apart. Piece by piece. Ripping him at the seams as you lessened yourself as a man. Never will I be able to look into your eyes the same way again. This is unforgivable, it's not permissable, it's unexplainable. You are a poison to this earth. You have fed your wretched soul on the weak and still regret evades your mind. You corrupt, repulsive piece of work. You'll run out of luck. This charade won't last another moment. You took someting full of life and just turned into a fragment. What runs through your brain? What fills your heart? How do you look your eyes into the mirror so unscathed? How can you live with so much hate? You ended a life without an ounce of morality holding you back! You tortured your victim, forcing your hands on him until he cracked. Lifelessness. No signs of torment or guilt filling your eyes. Your time will run out. The hourglass spilling just like the blood of your victim. Eternal condemnation awaits. You will lose this game. Tolerance of your actions is something no human will embrace.