Concrete Tank
I should be out there diving,
swimming through the sea;
ploughing through the water
that is warm enough for me.
Instead I am a prisoner,
a captive in some cage,
that makes my life depressing,
I can’t even find my rage.
The water, well, they cool it
but it’s sterile and it’s bare,
there’s simply nothing living,
nothing here to share.
It’s just a type of exercise,
something I can do,
when I find that I am sick and tired
of staring back at you.
But here’s the final insult,
you still get to watch the show
for to escape your vision
there is nowhere I can go.
Perhaps I should be grateful
but there’s just no way I can thank
the ultimate derision
made by this concrete tank.
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Comments
How terrifying and depressing :'( Well penned poem, Hully. I like your structure, it's not your typical.
Reminds me of the alien show the kids were watching where every sample of life on Earth was kept alive in suspended animation by aliens....
Only a soul-less person would do this to an animal...The title is ominous...the poem sad...but zoos do the same...
I've never been a fan of zoos. A large chunk of the world should be given over to animals. Free to roam in there natural environment. Sadly, most of the big animals will go the way of the Dodo. Loved your poem. Heartfelt and honest.
Thanks, John. And that's a nice idea of yours -- instead people are taking every bit of land that they can get hold of. Polar bears are one of my favorite wild animals and it's so sad to see their natural environment not only being taken over but eroded too.
Thanks so much for reading!
The perfect poem for describing the polar bears shrinking homeland well penned and well put together I liked it a lot thank you for sharing .
I hate seeing magnificent wild animals in man-made compounds or cages. A wonderful poem Hully, really drives the message home. Well done!
So sad to see animals in a zoo, Hully; an excellent poem
I personally have never really been a fan of the zoo, I may have went a few times but I never really cared much to begin with. I think that captivity isn't an entirely evil thing if the animals are being treated properly and with care (though I realize that many time that simply isn't the case). On a personal level, I feel as though you could keep zoos around, but only have them for endangered species so that they can continue to breed in relative safety while their numbers increase.
I actually thought this was about being trapped in the city or being confined to a swimming pool rather than the ocean, but caught onto the zoo theme. At least to me I was able to find a sense of ambiguity, which is a good thing imo. Interesting structure, I think it's a little bit atypical but it does work. Fantastic job!
Those videos of that one lone polar bear or even the mom bear and her cub, standing on that little icicle island, slowly melting away, with miles of open ocean around them, and no place to go, always make me sad.
I do agree though, cages for displaying beautiful life, that should be living in the wild, free to roam, are just as sad as that little icicle island, slowly melting away, with no place to go.
Very thought invoking piece Hully !
It's outrageous what some zoos and theme parks around the world can get away with when holding animals in captivity! They take these animals from the wild, then don't even give them proper care! Such a sickening waste and all to make some money.
Zoos and theme parks need to end. Animal conservations are how formerly captive animals can receive proper care, as well as help keep endangered species from becoming extinct. And people can still visit conservations, except they'll be educated on how to properly look after the animals, and see what proper care looks like, thereby creating a healthier attitude for kids on how to treat animals, and hopefully help tourists understand that animals are not show pieces to snatch and hold up to get a selfie with.
People don't seem to understand that creatures are living, feeling beings just like us.
That last sentence of yours, Jeff, I have been saying the same thing for years. When someone say's something stupid like 'They're just animals. They don't think and feel', I'd challenge them to go up to a cow and look into it's eyes and then tell me the same thing.
I'm very into animal welfare and animal rights and I cannot understand how some people can be so cruel.
Sorry, just one of those things I feel really strongly about. Thanks for reading, Jeff!
Very Nice Hull, it reminds me of swimming in the ocean myself...Tom...
Very well! Amazing poem!
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