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Poetry By Carl Porten

...’till then i’ll be a cow....

I see humans with toys
stuffed teddy bears an’ rabbits,
an’ holding them close
like no one else can have it,

then watch as you come
an’ steal away life,
...it’s the life you create
that brings tears to my eyes...

I see why I am lonely,
I trip over laces
an’ don't ask for fine china,
I'll probably break it,

there's just no hope for me
as my coin hits the bricks,
on the way to the water
that prisons my wish.

But broken one moment
my heart steals from time,
as I pray once again
that my penny will find,

my dream in the water
that floats in the well,
...’till then I'll be a cow,
on your farm where I dwell,

my hell......
my feet only grace,
the face of this earth
‘cause you birthed me from rape

out of hate?.....
only God knows what for,
but my short horror story
sure makes me feel sore...

But I'll keep leaning over
to watch as my pennies
fall to the water
as I pray to heaven,

that one day dear humans
you'll find your true heart,
an’ fix what is broken
an’ fallen apart. Oh.

Pray I'm just a cow...
But still I remember
t’was cold as mist rose
in an early November,

...how could I forget,
the day you brought death
to the life of one living,
stealin’ my breath,

dragging him kicking
I fought hard to see
but you pushed me away
as you took him from me...

...In this world today
how can it be?
You can hate me this much
an’ take babies from me.

But I'm just a cow,
left alone in the dark,
...smashed up an’ left broken,
like your human heart...

Put your teddy bears down,
an’ stuffed rabbits I say...
...‘till then I’ll be a cow,
throwin’ pennies away...

 

Poetry © 2022 Carl Porten

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