Innocent Casualty of a D***Swinging Contest

Born into abuse,  

Topsy was a fighter, an  

Elephant, noble,  

Majestic, and serene, who  

Lashed out in anger  

At the inhumane humans  

Who beat and starved her,  

Leaving three deserving dead  

Trainers in her wake.  

Though justice still wasn't served  

As "Whitey" Alt,  

Notorious for being  

A vile zoosadist,  

Attempted to force-feed a  

Burning cigarette  

To this beautiful creature.  

And her reaction,  

Though clearly warranted, led to  

Her designation  

As recalcitrant, berserk,  

Without pulling up  

The veil to make known Topsy's  

Torment at the hands  

Of unchecked trainers wielding  

Violence throughout  

Her life, selected to be  

Electrocuted  

By Tommy Edison in  

A d***swinging contest  

With Tesla. Topsy's gruesome  

Death was paraded  

All over the country as  

A film wittily  

Titled "Electrocuting  

An Elephant." At  

Least what can be said about  

Orwell is that he  

Felt revulsion in killing  

The elephant in Burma.