Exotic Pets

Why do we keep exotic pets

while treating common ones like pests?

Why do I need to know their price?

Are they simply another rich man’s vice?

I think it’s time for introspection,

though I steel myself for your objection,

but if it’s an animal you adore,

it shouldn’t matter whose had it before.

If you wish to set a trend,

you need to be ready to defend

the reason why you chose a live one,

as if to prove your worth to someone.

When you get bored and go away,

those pets remain – they’re here to stay,

and how are they meant to understand

the absence of a doting hand?

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

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