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Human Animal
The lash across my back,
makes red my brilliant black.
The venom in those eyes,
transmitted by my sighs.
And I remember
grief-stricken mother
watching helplessly as “human” arms
dragged me overseas
to till this land not Ours.
I await the utterance of that word;
the justification of my maltreatment
His lips twist ,
into a snarl,
His raised fist,
the guttural growl;
“ANIMAL!”
He has hands and arms:
I have hands and arms.
He has legs and feet:
I have legs and feet.
I search in vain for my non-existent tell-tale tail
I examine his torso
and touch its tinted reflection beneath my shirt.
But when I look into his eyes
They are full of hatred
They are full of bloodlust
yet he calls me
“ANIMAL!”
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