Humans are different than animals

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Walk, walk, walk, oh the trees swaying around me

Step, step, step, oh grass crunching under my weight

I look around and feel a desire, for more time like this

I hear the bees buzzing, the birds chirping, the rabbits hopping

I stand hear in the grass, in the middle of the forest, and I don't feel alone

The animals around me actually noticing that I might be here and not invisible

I see a chipmunk crouching on a rock, waiting for me to make my move

I see a rabbit hiding in the bush trying to hide from me but still watching

I see birds perched up on a tree talking to one another, not noticing me standing here on the green grass

The chipmunk and the rabbits all seem to be scared of me but I don't mean no harm

But the birds are all okay, not scared one tiny bit by my presence

Again, I feel a desire, a feeling deep down, if only I could be one of them and have no worries at all

On the streets people run into and knock my shoulder against there weight

When I breath in the air I smell pollution the smoke cigarettes are giving

I hear cars rush by me at different speeds making my wander away from the road and to a side of a building

But in nature it's all different, animals don't ignore me, they know I'm with them

Humans ignore my every time I try to talk, like I'm invisible

Humans are different than animals, if only I was born as an animal

Walk, walk, walk, I walk away from the forest

Step, step, step, I take another step away from the animals

I look all the animals are quiet, like they're sad that I'm leaving

I hear absolutely nothing, no sounds of bees, no sounds of birds, no sounds of rabbits

I keep walking away and away knowing I will miss this, all of this

The animals around me actually noticing that I might be here and not invisible, but I must go now.

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