I Once...

I once found a sparrow in the garden

Its wing was bent its eyes were glazed

For this small friend I couldn’t pardon

A life not full of days

 

I once saw tomcat on the prowl

Body a network of scars

I saw no hope for the running afoul

To them everyday replays

 

I once glanced a butterfly in a net

Envied appearance caught in a web

A most fitting analogy as yet

The world seeks to douse the rays

 

I once saw a man upon a tree

There was a terrible beauty of the scene

As there rang out one last plea

He was saving all the strays

 

A life not full of days

To them everyday replays

The world seeks to douse the rays

He was saving all the strays

Author's Note

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