They rounded up the humans, and built them a special zoo
Told them what to think, what was fact, what was true
Each family had their own cage, built of bricks and stone
They didn’t use shackles, they just handed out loans
They didn’t use auto feeders or have a feeding time
They set up a shop and the people formed a line
They asked each human there to commit
To perform in this show in eight hour shifts
The people not only compiled without question
They began to compete to be seen as the best one
The people, so caught up in their rivalry
Would finish their shift and decided to stay
Eventually they introduced zoo currency
Gave it to the people and called it ‘money’
They gave the people more ways to spend
Until on this system they came to depend
Looking back now, I’m not even sure they knew
That they were the main attraction at the human zoo
This is another poem I have to thank - this was inspired by your prompt this week. it soon surpassed the fifty words, but I quite like where it ended up.
So don't live in the zoo, break free and be you!
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