Animal Lover

I wish I knew how it felt

to be trapped and caged

to have your babies taken away 

to see your friends disappear day by day

I wish I knew how it felt 

to be “saved” by human 

but you never saw the Sun again

I wish I knew how it felt 

to be watched, and wired

and be tested on, and died

I wish I knew how it felt

to be force fed 

and eaten like a luxury

what am I, a chopped liver?

called myself an animal lover 

but still, I take your lives 

instead of saving them.

t.l.