A quivering egg rolls over
Warmed to life in incubator
Life attempts to break free
From a sac of yolk into a world of smoke
A sharp pip
A piercing peck
Break the shell
Breathing bubble explodes into ocean of life
Innocent life peeps out
From a broken home
Twitches it's legs
Walks out into the world
Robust pecking beak
Meets a human hand
Imprinted in chick for life
Is to follow its fosterer
Fed to enliven
Or fed to fatten
Ball of feather plumps out
Into ball of fat
The chicken cajoles
Warm human hands
That caress it
Until they wring its neck
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- Comment from author about the poem: Being a veterinary student I have learnt extensively about poultry science as well ..also I recently read and understood the Imprinting theory of animal behaviour which explains that chicks or altricial young ones tend to follow the first thing or person that they meet and the identity of that thing or person is imprinted in their minds forever..
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Comments6
A nice poem with a sad ending. Yes we all imprint whether biologically of psychologically. Unfortunately sometimes those things we cleave to wring our neck.
Very nicely described .thank you for the review dear poet😍
Yes, there's the 'ahh factor' until the last verse. Good write T.
Thank you dear poet for your kind words 🥰
Great work I love it
Thank you😍
Brutal ending.
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