An Animal Of The Zoo

This post has been long overdue. About 6 months. And at the time I wrote it, I was as heart broken and sad as the cub. As usual time healed wounds and altered my thought process but what I had felt would never do. So here goes...

Criss-crossed wires made of metal
Pedestals here and there
With cosy spots to settle.
A familiar face that I saw every day,
And lots of visitors, too, came their way.

All I had to do was purrr,
Smile a lot and not dirty my fur.
A growl, a paw up in the air,
People are awed, it added to my flare.
A pat on the head, a scratch on the back
Food at a snap and all the attention of what I could dream.
I'm an animal of the zoo,
Love is my greed.

A cub yet to be moulded
All my wants could have been folded.
So To be sent away, I was boxed,
The other animals, had just mocked.
The last that I saw were big pitiful eyes,
Felt like I was the only one who could hear my cries.

Left alone in the forest
Unfathomable was the grief I felt,
The scary nights, how could have anyone dealt.
A cage to hold, someone to preen,
Eyes full of love and food is what I need.
Because,
I'm an animal of the zoo,
Love is my greed.

How could I sleep
When dangers loomed around,
How could I hunt, when I was taught to love.
Where could I have run,
When I thought my life here was done.
How could I even fight back
When I was left there to bleed
I was an animal of the zoo,
Love had always been my greed.