A HART STOPPED

Keith

Our paths crossed

In a time lost

Your eyes caught mine

And I froze

The sickening thud will stay with me forever

I watched you stagger

Wished I could give you wings

Or suffer in your place

For I had trespassed into your world

Caused you harm

With a ton of wheeled steel

And you suffered

Just because you live free

Unfettered by the material world I inhabit

Forgive me

Your pain burned a lesson

In this dulled brain

Though I fear we are too lost to learn

Run free

Run

Run for me

 

Run from me

 

  • Author: Keith (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 23rd, 2022 06:23
  • Comment from author about the poem: Written after the car I was driving collided with a young deer on a winding road in the Lake District several years ago. It still upsets me now to think of it.
  • Category: Nature
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  • dusk arising

    A well written piece about a sickening situation. I know how you feel, I have had similar with two badgers and one VERY close miss with a deer. It really is a sickening feeling and makes you feel hate and despising for what we have become, so far removed from ouyr beautiful wildlife.
    Well done.

    • Keith

      Thank you for your kind words....

    • Fay Slimm.

      The pain of causing any harm to a creature of indescribable beauty must lodge in the memory and my heart goes out to you Keith for no matter how long ago to look into the eyes of such suffering is never forgotten as your poetic lines show. Sad but so touchingly composed.

      • Keith

        Many thanks, Fay for your comments....it means a lot coming from you.

      • Goldfinch60

        Very sad emotive words Keith. The pain of causing harm to the natural world would live with me as well.

        Andy

        • Keith

          As ever, many thanks for taking the time to comment. Appreciated, Andy.



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