The Voices That Cannot Speak

If you had the chance to hear them 
Would they be asking you why? 
Would they want to know what they did wrong: 
Why they deserve to die?

If you had the chance to hear them 
Would they tell you they’re in pain? 
Being taken in this awful way 
Is cruelty ever sane?

Some may feel these animals may pass 
For food, or even fur 
But can there be any explanation 
As torture occurs?

Every day innocent animals 
Are taken from their grace 
No concern about their comfort 
Just tossed all over the place

Have you ever had a pet yourself 
Someone you called your own? 
Would it be acceptable for one 
To take them from your home?

Think about how your own pet would feel 
Or any you may know 
Think about what they would say to you 
Before they were to go

If these voices could speak to us now 
They might apologize 
Though not knowing what they did was wrong 
Through sadness in their eyes.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015


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Date: 5/21/2016 10:54:00 AM
shenita, well penned. Enjoyed reading your thoughts and words today. *SKAT*
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Date: 12/28/2015 11:50:00 AM
Powerful write.... many can't hear or refuse to hear these voices. Love the poem... Skat
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