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Harambe

Harambe, he enjoyed his life, had nothing much to do. He sat around and ate all day in the Cincinnati Zoo. Born in Texas in ninety-nine, to Ohio then he went. He only lived there sixteen months, before his life was spent. He was a massive silver back, largest gorillas known. He led and supervised his troop like a king upon a throne. Was destined to become a dad when he had grown some more. Mara and Chewie were his girls; both of them he did adore. One day there was a little boy, who tried to get quite near. He fell into Harambe's cage and the folks began to fear. He tried to save the boy that day. Confused with all the din, perhaps he was somewhat too rough and thought that the boy was kin. That little boy was standing there when they shot Harambe dead. He knew not what was happening, he was not feeling dread. The moral of this sad, sad tale is don’t get in a cage, neither man nor "savage" beast, you'll both feel mankind's rage.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 8/16/2016 8:30:00 PM
Did you see the youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da_SljOcfC8 on your poem?
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Terry Hoffman
Date: 8/16/2016 9:18:00 PM
Thank you. I had NO idea! I am honored that someone would consider it good enough.
Date: 8/16/2016 1:13:00 PM
I'm faving this poem. It's important
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Terry Hoffman
Date: 8/16/2016 7:28:00 PM
Thanks so much. Obviously, I am not the only person still affected by his murder.
Date: 8/16/2016 11:52:00 AM
Terry , Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :) Drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs **YNR - SKAT**
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Terry Hoffman
Date: 9/2/2016 6:02:00 AM
Thanks for the welcome. Just figured out "Replying".
Date: 8/16/2016 11:51:00 AM
Awe, that's a good poem... you must also be that poet who named himself after Harambe ... you are a talented ONE.....SKAT
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Terry Hoffman
Date: 9/2/2016 6:04:00 AM
No, that is not my name. There are a lot of poems out there about him. I think that this is one issue that is not going to go away. By the way, you could not know, but I am "she" not "he".
Date: 8/16/2016 8:48:00 AM
Ain't that the truth! Well said!
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Terry Hoffman
Date: 8/16/2016 7:29:00 PM
Thank you very much

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