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[title] => Spirit Without a Home
[time] => 2004-08-26 12:24:19
[hometext] => Something I witnessed whilst on holiday.It saddened and shocked me.......I can still see it now
[bodytext] => Neon lights flashed above the tourist throng So many people with no particular place to go Unhurried through the busy streets we walked Merged into a mass of wandering souls A crowd had gathered at the corner of the square Like a swarm of bees amassed together, jostling for a view Approaching I was shocked at what came into sight One fully grown bear, led slowly on a rope With a ring through his nose he looked lost and alone A mixture of fear and sorrow in his big brown eyes Have a picture with the bear the man yelled at the gathered crowd Very cheap today, for you a special price The price paid already was too great for me Money to give back his freedom and dignity I would have gladly spent To watch him run through forests much more of a delight Than the tourist curiousity he had now become As the cameras clicked, I turned away No more pain did I wish to see But the memory will linger of a once proud beast A spirit without a home [comments] => 5 [counter] => 151 [topic] => 32 [informant] => puppy_dog_eyes [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => SadPoetry )
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