Rounded Up Mustang
Published by GHC • Nov 2nd, 2009 • Category: Poetryby Violet Inkpen, age 13
Looking into those eyes I see a fire burning,
Looking into that heart I see a deep yearning.
Looking into that face I see an urge to fly,
Looking at those strong legs I do not wonder why.
To be free is a beautiful thing!
Galloping like you had wings!
To be caught, trapped, trapped in a chain
With nothing to loose and no one to gain.
Life isn’t always a fairy tale.
Not all horses are free to sail!
Looking into those eyes I see a captive’s sigh.
I wish that I could help this caught mustang to fly!
Cages and chains, no glory nor pride.
No herd to defend, no mares to guide.
A stallion brought down to levels too low.
Trapped in a tiny space, forced to go slow.
Why is this mustang not running free?
Why, instead, is he looking at me?
Where has the freedom vanished to?
Why must they live under a bridle and shoe?
Why aren’t the mustangs free to roam?
Why must they be caught, taken to a new home?
What have they done to deserve a cage?
Why do we sit back and not unleash our rage?
Looking into those eyes, I see a fire die.
Looking into that heart as it says good bye.
The home he had known is no longer his place,
The domain that he now roams is no longer free space.
A mustang is tamed, his life is new.
His heart is broke, his heart is blue.
No joy will he find behind closed doors
No fire will blaze, no, not any more.
*gasp*! breathtaking! (as my sis would say Can’t – *gasp* -breathe! :-) ) Absolutely ama-za-zing! Oh Vi I love it so-0 much! Its amazing and . . . breathtaking! Undrescribable!
And I know how long it takes to write an amazing poem like that . . .All day! At least with me :-) Haha, but I didn’t write an amazing poem like that :-)
um….it took about five minutes and the wonderful ‘backspace’ button a few times!
haha that makes you better than me!!! :-) lol.
nice poem.. one of a true wild spirit never at peace seperated from the land he has known.
~HF
love love L-O-V-E it!!!!!! i agree with HorseFeathers :)
So true HF! And Honannah, I’ve had lots of pratice and impulsive insipration. If you try I am sure you can write poems too! Trust me, it is harder to come up with a good story than a good poem!
YUp yup!!! I just wrote two poems that I hope get published! :-)
Brilliant! Way to go, VI!
–Wild’n'Free–
Awesome! :) yay for wild horses!!
Beautiful poem! I feel sad for all the poor horses in your stories and poems, but someone has to write about what is happening to them, and you are a great writer. Lol, you are the Wild Horse Annie of GHC- keep it up!