Burnt.
My poor family awaits me, you see
to bring them food up in the tree
But I am broken, I am weak,
I have burns throughout my whole body.
The smoke in the air is just so harsh
on my lungs and in my eyes.
I climb to the top of a tree so slow
I look down at all the fires below.
My grey soft fur is now charcoal burnt.
My cute black nose peels pink, it hurts.
But I cannot
give up hope
I cry for help
no one hears me though.
My four legs, trembling
Claws, deteriorating.
My eyes are closing now, good night.
I’m sorry I just can no longer fight.
.............Is that blood?
I feel a drop.
It has no scent,
it’s clear and...what!?
This is water! This is rain!
I will rejoice again!
No animal is now tougher than me,
here I come
my family awaits me, you see.
#australia #poetry #libbythepencil #hope #despair #prayers #bushfires #rain #thoughts
Complete Despair
If I were to drown
I'd go into a frenzy
Twisting and turning
arms flailing with envy
of the people up there
breathing in the air
sipping on their soda
laughing unaware
of my whole body, my entirety
slowly drifting away.
I can hear the mumbles
of everyone onshore
Playing, splashing,
my muscles are getting sore
the sun is beaming through the water
as I look up with one last hope
now it's getting silent
how will my family cope?
I know this is the end
and so I close my eyes
my mind shuts off
there are no more thoughts
I feel the water in my lungs rise
Down I go into an abyss
of darkness
I am
sinking.
__________________
#drowning #laffytaffy
Clap and Stomp!
Now let's just
make this bit here rhyme
to make some shimmer
and some shine
with a rhythm
and a beat
Well,
I think it's pretty neat
and
What if we add a tune?
with a stomp, kick, BOOM!
Now
let's get those hands up clapping
as we pretend that we're rapping
to a silly little rhyme
that I can call all mine!
#clapandstomp