A small bird with broken wings

Left to die by all that pass

A soul which once fluttered across the great expanse of sky

Now lies twisted and broken upon the ground

And I am left to ask

"Is there no mercy?"

A majestic jaguar

The lonely king of the jungle

Now he is a king without a kingdom

And is left to die in a cage

And I am left to ask

"Is there no mercy?"

Or even better a question

Was there ever any mercy in the first place?

Have we all turned a blind eye...

Or do we enjoy their suffering?