***TRUTH NEVER MASQUERADES***
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Truth never masquerades,
In the garden of life
It walks proud as truth only can
Planting seeds in the weeds of lies,
Trade winds carry the seeds of truth
O’er mountains and stormy seas,
Flying around the world like bees.
This day seeds rest in Pakistan
To burrow in the words of
The sport of BEAR BAITING!
What is this you might ask?
Its ugliness and an insult to the word of sport,
Together with unspeakable cruelty
A downright lie.
An insult to children of the world and
Their image of teddy bears,
This despicable act of tying bears to a stake
Then setting viscous trained dogs onto them!
Bears that have been stolen young, teddy bear young.
Animal peace is a God’s divine right,
Mother Nature nurtures every living thing
For a reason, the enjoyment of life!
Thank you to the animal rights people,
They are onto the lies!
The last 6 lines aren't needed in the poem, Ken. They kill the epiphany for the reader within the poem. The poem starts to define itself, and it becomes far too telling. Let the readers make up their own minds. Let them sink into the poem to discover its meaning for themselves. The top of the poem is a set of strong metaphors that hold the note of the poem in close contact with the reader and doesn't tell at all. It shows the true feeling within the depth of your metaphor.. The poem is a powerful statement at any rate. Definitely something to think upon and ponder awhile. Keep writing, the political message is one of the toughest to write without being telling. You want the message to be there but too much or too little and you lose it all. A poet friend..RH Peat
Oh I love this one ... It's a Soul-Stirring-Consciousness Call to Animal-Rights Arms ... (and I love Teddy-Bears) ... (I wasn't even aware this type of cruelty to animals was going on in that part of the world ... Good Write, Informative and poetically-penned ... MoonBee
A sad and sorry crime against nature captured in your hard-hitting, heart-touching poem.
Yeah! I'm happy for that victory too. The incredulity of humans crude cruelty can be amazing at times.
We are all relatives, after all.
Well said my Friend ! Here we do have an active organisation for pevention of cruelty to animals led by Ms Maneka Gandhi ! Thanks for sharing , -Raj
A very good write Ken, some humans can be incredibly cruel, and what you say about mother Nature is true, I'm all for animal rights !!
Strong, vivid and excellent penning Ken. I so agree with you and animals should not be abused and we are all living creatures on this planet and we should respect animals. There is a saying, until a human loves an animal their soul has not been awakened~
It surely is a terrible sport. Hurrah for animal rights.