June 12, 2020

THE TIGER BY PETER NIBLETT


THE TIGER BY PETER NIBLETT 


The tiger behind the bars of his cage growls, 

The tiger behind the bars of his cage snarls, 

The tiger behind the bars of his cage roars. 

Then he thinks. 

It would be nice not to be behind bars all 

The time 

Because they spoil my view 

I wish I were wild, not on show. 

But if I were wild, hunters might shoot me, 

But if I were wild, food might poison me, 

But if I were wild, water might drown me. 

Then he stops thinking 

And... 

The tiger behind the bars of his cage growls, 

The tiger behind the bars of his cage snarls, 

The tiger behind the bars of his cage roars.