I agree wholeheartedly with this Sherry. That's why I chose to write about Piccadilly Circus and not the live animal ones. As a kid I liked the circus but, as I grew up and realised that wild animals belong in their own habitats in the wild and not in cages travelling here, there and everywhere to amuse people, and the cruelty of it all, I stopped liking them. I still like a circus but, not with animals being degraded such as the one in your picture... how sad to abuse for our amusement, such a noble creature.
Oh Sherry, you and I are together on this one--I could never stand to watch the animal acts. The horses, that was another story :-) but the tigers and elephants, made me want to cry.
No, there is not. I actually have a novel I wrote which has a bear like this. There is not anything sadder, except perhaps a circus elephant - but they don't seem so overheated. k .
So true. And the sadness in that bear's eyes is matched by the eyes of the elephant forced to perform tricks by the prod of a sharp hook and the eyes of the caged tigers brought out to jump through flaming hoops. It's no wonder that some eventually say, "That's it; I've had enough," and turn on their trainers.
I agree wholeheartedly with this Sherry. That's why I chose to write about Piccadilly Circus and not the live animal ones. As a kid I liked the circus but, as I grew up and realised that wild animals belong in their own habitats in the wild and not in cages travelling here, there and everywhere to amuse people, and the cruelty of it all, I stopped liking them. I still like a circus but, not with animals being degraded such as the one in your picture... how sad to abuse for our amusement, such a noble creature.
ReplyDeleteNope! Well, maybe those of a big cat, caged.
ReplyDeleteugh...i feel you....tamed and trained...you can almost see the wildness weeping behind those eyes....whew...great short...
ReplyDeleteShort and to the point. The beauty of a wild creature is that very wildness,
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Wow this is a heart-wrencher Sherry. Well done in just a few words.
ReplyDeleteBrief, poignant, brilliant! Love this, Sherry!
ReplyDeleteAww.....so true.
ReplyDeleteThe circus dogs always seem to have a good time though.
Aww...so true...and the elephants too.
ReplyDeleteThe brevity of image captured such centuries of sorrow at captivity of animals for our entertainment. Thank-you for this poem.
ReplyDeleteHey Lady ... you already know my view on the bear as captive ... great poem!!
ReplyDeleteWow.....didn't take a whole lot of words to get me sad.......
ReplyDeleteAt least he doesn't have to read haiku.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I can't enjoy the circus anymore, cos it bothers me about the animals too much.
Oh, I so agree, Sherry...we gave up on the circus years ago. I'm not fond of zoos either...animals don't belong in cages!
ReplyDeleteOh Sherry, you and I are together on this one--I could never stand to watch the animal acts. The horses, that was another story :-) but the tigers and elephants, made me want to cry.
ReplyDeleteNo, there is not. I actually have a novel I wrote which has a bear like this. There is not anything sadder, except perhaps a circus elephant - but they don't seem so overheated. k .
ReplyDeleteAmen. Amen. Amen! And so right not to over elaborate. The image says it all! Well done.
ReplyDeleteOh, this is sad!
ReplyDeleteNothing sadder than a captured animal.
ReplyDeleteI thought you were going to say dog, but bear works, too.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right. I loathe the trapping of animals ... can't stand any of it.
ReplyDeleteThe sadness is easily seen by those who look beyond the act, beyond the entertainment and into the heart of the matter.
ReplyDeleteOh Sherry this is so true and haunting!
ReplyDeleteSo true. And the sadness in that bear's eyes is matched by the eyes of the elephant forced to perform tricks by the prod of a sharp hook and the eyes of the caged tigers brought out to jump through flaming hoops. It's no wonder that some eventually say, "That's it; I've had enough," and turn on their trainers.
ReplyDeletePreach it, sista!
ReplyDeleteYour poem went right to my heart!
ReplyDeleteWhy do we find entertainment in the use of captive animals?
ReplyDeleteoh, i so agree!
ReplyDeletethank you for joining in at Poetry Jam!
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