National Poetry Day Message Poem from a Rhino by Liz Brownlee
Liz Brownlee ♦ October 6, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment
Message From a Rhino
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Who am I,
in the dust
dripping blood,
built like stone
from elephant grass,
and cooled by mud?
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Who am I,
dripping blood
down my chin,
shot through my
shields of
mosaic skin?
.
Who am I,
dripping blood,
face hacked and sawn?
Who am I,
who am I,
without my horn?
.
© Liz Brownlee
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