Frederic Parker Poet Couplet

Cracked

Nothing is crueler than the need to satisfy man's inhumanity...The Poet



My heart cracked when I saw you there
those pained eyes with your empty stare
the state of your life is a stain
and will cause my tears to remain
the air is a bottomless gray
to breathe till' death and here you'll stay
this zoo's small cage is not your choice
you are dying, I won't rejoice

If you could spread your wings you'd fly
far above clouds, you'd reach so high
sadness is that you'll never know
the mountain tops covered in snow
you're a Condor waiting to die
you'll never glide high in the sky
a prisoner who sits alone
to never soar in the unknown

1/12/22 
contest C form-couplet
sponsor Constance La France
chosen word-Cracked

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Christuraj Alex January 31, 2022 at 6:07 AM "those pained eyes with your empty stare" - Beautiful. Congratulations!

Lady Labyrinth January 30, 2022 at 2:40 PM Very sad...and such a great tragedy. That any beautiful creature be caged, to have their freedom so mercilessly and selfishly taken from them.

Constance La France January 30, 2022 at 2:36 PM Frederic, congratulations on your First Place win in my C Forms - Couplet contest with your emotional and beautifully penned poem, it touched my heart and your quote is truth ~Constance

Susan Lawrence January 25, 2022 at 2:20 PM Frederic, Beautiful and heartbreaking. Even as a child I felt bad for the animals . Now I can’t go to see them in cages anymore . So poignant… we should all be able to glide high into the sky and soar into the unknown! Susan :)

Connie Marcum Wong January 22, 2022 at 5:22 PM An amazing entry that should do well in the contest Frederic. Blessings xxoo

Bill Baker January 12, 2022 at 3:15 PM Beautifull tribute to a dying great bird, Frederic. Good luck in the contest. Bill

L Milton Hankins January 12, 2022 at 2:03 PM Frederic, this is a beautiful, expressive, and very sad poem. I, too, have thought about those animals that should be free to soar but are caged so our children can point and laugh.