Simone Inez Harriman - Elephant

She, the last
Gently touching and turning
She caresses and reads their bones
They retain
Millennium memories
Murder for tusks, blood and pain
The earth had become too small
Inevitable slaughter
Hungry homeless elephants that must eat
Must also die
For drinking too much water

Simone Inez Harriman

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