Nights at the Circus II – Georgiann Carlson

there wasn’t a single thing about going to a circus that she liked

and she really hated going to the circus at night

night was creepy enough

without adding clowns to the mix

she hated the way the animals were forced to work

prance

dance

and do things animals weren’t meant to do

all for the benefit of humans

yeah

she really hated that

so she dressed in black

pulled her hair into a pony tail

and clipped it with a silver rune

then she left

for an evening performance of

NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS

she arrived

and walked past the box office

no one could see her

I mean she was a witch

after all

so she started to chant

she chanted for the elephants

for the lions and tigers

and for the monkeys

she chanted for all of the animals

then she blew silver dust over the main ring

and closed her eyes

reaching for the earth

when the show started

everyone was surprised to see

the animals in charge

and the humans bowing under the whips

as they ran in circles

stood on their toes

and jumped through hoops

that were set on fire

the show was wonderful

and when it was over and the humans

were put into their CAGES

she sent all of the animals to beautiful

nature preserves

where they would be loved

well cared for

and free

for the rest of their lives

as for the humans

they’re still in their cages

so they can see how the other half lives

and atone for their crimes

against nature

Photo: Gabor Barbely

I’m an artist, a writer, a vegetarian, an animal rights activist, and quite a few other things as well. I love books, cats, philosophy, good conversation, Chicago and the arts. So my blog is full of bits and pieces but it’s the bits and pieces that make life interesting to me. You can read more of my writing at Rethinking Life

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I love this Gigi!

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hitandrun1964 says:

October 24, 2021 at 7:36 pm

Thank you so very much. 🙂

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1. House of Heart says:
  
  October 25, 2021 at 5:42 am
  
  Your muse is in fire gf!
  
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Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
Justice at the circus

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Thank you.

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This is awesome, Gigi!

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This was awesome! I love the idea of having the animals in charge. It really is sad seeing animals forced to perform for our selfish enjoyment. A good documentary you might be interested in is blackfish if you haven’t already watched. Last I checked it’s on Netflix

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