Don'T We Have a Heart

Why must we think 
that we're the only living things 
that have feelings, 
and that have a soul? 

Can't we hear the cry of a puppy, 
when taken from it's mother? 
can't we see the fear 
In the eyes of a deer? 

What about the cry of whales? 
when we invade their only home? 
Or a lobster, 
being boiled alive 
in extreme heat? 

We continue to pray, 
for our food, 
for ourselves and for each other, 
but what about the poor wildlife 
that has to suffer 
by our cold actions?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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