orcas dream…for tilikum and all the tilikums out there

Karen Lyons Kalmenson
Source My Heart
By Karen Lyons Kalmenson
orcas dream
we dream of oceans,
not swimming pools.
where we can live by
our own,
not human
rules.
we dream of our pods.
our unbreakable bonds,
that spread over the seas,
and far beyond.
across the bridge, there is a room
for the forever lost and majestic
tilikum.
a space where he and others like him
can at last swim free.
safe and far from the inhumane
in humanity.
we mourn your loss yet this
we know,
your suffering is now over.
you are where angels go.
rest in peace
while we here on
the earth below.
fight for those in
captivity
NO MORE CETACEANS
IN
SHOWS!!!!
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Beautiful poem. He is free now, of the tormented life he was forced to live.
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It is incredibly beautiful, I agree.
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Thank you Stacey. We hope that one day poems of joy will be written
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Thank you, my dear. (Can you see your wonderful picture? It’s in the post code as it should be, but it’s not showing on my browser.)
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No. Cannot see the pic
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Thank you Karin. Let us hope this tragedy is the last of its kind
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beautiful poem Karen ~ post on SeaWorld’s fb page
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Thank you lynn
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Lynne
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I fixed the picture, you should see it now, thank you for it.
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You are so welcome and thank you
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So sad for Tilikum but death has given him freedom . Beautiful poem Karen x
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Thank you linda
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Beautiful and heartfelt poem, Karen. Thank you for speaking your voice for Tilikum and all the enslaved orcas who suffer and die needlessly for an egocentric society devoid of soul. It is time for humanity to awaken to the destruction of its ways, leaving the innocent in its wake. – Director, CRY OF THE INNOCENT: The Voices That Can’t Speak http://www.cryoftheinnocent.com
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Thank you Kathleen ❤️
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