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A Sheepâs Wish (Free verse) by Dovina
Born under Aries, you can call me ewe
Rams batter (Iâm flattered)
bruising brothers with butts
to garner my favor
I bleat for the black one
roll eyes at the spotted
then gloat as their heads
collide all the harder
If they knew what I wanted
theyâd give up the struggle
build nests like the thrush
then sing me their songs
Iâd tour the neighborhood
test furnishing and fur
hear scratching of ramhorn
then choose me a mate
But my suitors keep butting
like blood-sucking fleas
who plant killer germs
in animals they need
Why canât these rams
do their work in the day
gather nuts like the squirrel
nectar like bees
And remember when they
like this lamb at my side
had good homes for retiring
and swim there like salmon
He could mate with me there
rest finally in peace
ignoring the common sheep
who can do as they please
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