Category:  Nature Poems
Subcategory: Animal Poems

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Hi, my name is Chelsie, I am 14 years old and I am very passionate about all animals especially whales. I actually wrote this poem in English class but my teacher never marked it so I don't know how good it is. I wrote it because I think whaling is an issue that needs to be brought up more often, to help stop it. I have been trying to express my feelings about whaling in so many ways, making posters, posting videos on the internet and so much more, but none of them felt right until I wrote this poem. Again, I'm not sure how good it is, but I hope it'll cause more awareness.

Whales: An Innocent Death

©Chelsie Woodhead

As the gentle giants swim through the sea,
Not expecting a thing,
A sharp metal object is heading their way,
And they feel a sharp sting.

They don’t know what happened,
But they feel a lot of pain,
The innocent creatures,
Are pulled up by a chain.

Now they’ve figured it out,
They know what’s going on,
A whaling harpoon has hit them,
A massive violent gun.

As they’re pulled up to the whaling ship,
Their condition deteriorates,
They get weaker and weaker,
They’re in a terrible state.

The last thing they see,
Just before they die,
Is the satisfied look,
In the fisherman’s eye.

I hope this proves,
How cruel whaling is,
Well how would you like it,
If you were treated like this?

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