Wednesday 27 December 2017

Hatchlings

Hatchlings


They do no wrong.
They hatch, they cheep
And start to look around
At scattered egg shells
And matching eyes, set
In hatchling soft, soft, down
That we replicate as fluffy toys
And put their image on sale
As they are killed and thrown as trash
Because they were born male. 


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