Caged?

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Zoos

CAGED?

A newborn human baby, setting out in life,

May be facing a life of pleasure, or, possibly, one of strife.

Baby animals, also, have no idea what's due;

It could be a great life in the wild, or else life in a zoo.

It's easy enough to criticise the life of a creature, caged;

When we hear of cruelty we're suitably enraged.

But take this little fellow, looking out of a 'human' cot.....

Maybe he's unhappy but maybe he is not.

He knows no other life-style, he's well-fed and adored

And he is not yet old enough to feel confined and bored.

Babies in his jungle home may be eaten by their foes,

Farmers may often shoot them, as everybody knows.

The 'natural' life's not heaven, although it's great to see

Mighty orangutans in the wild, swinging from tree to tree.

We have all been horrified by caged wild animals, pacing,

Imagining the horrors of the prison life they're facing,

But zoos these days are more humane; the creatures are given space.

Let's hope this little fellow grows up in a compatible place.

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SNACK-TIME

I don't tell everyone this,

So don't you pass it on.

My family may hear of it

And my cover will be gone.

I've a passion for all left-overs,

Provided they're not too old;

And I'm particularly partial

To hot food that's gone cold.

Last thing at night, before bed-time,

I  go on a cold-food-raid;

The house is full of shadows,

But I am not afraid.

The lure of some cold stir-fry

Is the greatest lure of all;

See me licking greedy lips

As I tiptoe down the hall!

If I chomp on a cold potato,

My pleasure is manifest.

There! I feel much better

Now that I've confessed!

Some people confess to murder,

Some people to multiple rape;

I merely admit to snaring

A potato that couldn't escape!

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