A Short Drive

A couple of 'roos
A joey standing forlorn by it's unmoving mother
A few wallabies
A brick of a wombat
An Echidna
A heap of budgies
A raven
Some pretty green grass parrots
Cockies and galahs
A baby magpie
A snake
Some frogs
Someone's cat
A stray dog
All broken
Squashed flat
Mangled
Bloated
Instant death or slow painful bleeding out
In agony 
All those battered bodies
The sadness of it all
The need for speed
Creating this meaningless road toll
And no-one seems to care
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Bird Avatar
October 20, 2023 at 1:06 AM
Such a sad meaningful poem. - Phoenix :(
Bahr Avatar
February 25, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Thank you lovely. We need to care....
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