HARP FOR A SEAL

As I sit here all alone, I see you approach
Why is it, that you must poach
What did we do to you, to be this way
Why are you taking away our next day
You sneak up on us, and assume we do not know
Hell we are just babies, we still must grow
You take away our childhood and rob us of our being
We are just baby seals, have you not yet seen
You are armed with your clubs and pound on us with all of your might
We never even have time, to show our fright
Our brains lie in pieces, amongst all the carnage
What possible reason was there, to make all that damage
Did you want our meat, or just our skin
Just remember, as the club pounds our head, consider it a sin
You have taken our life, for the sake of a pelt
Trust us, with each blow to the head, it is pain that we felt
You see, as we die, one at a time, OUR soul is for real
Because, as our spirit rises, you will hear a...
HARP FOR A SEAL

Joe Henn