Poem From A Rescued Bun

I was only wanted
When I was cute and small,
But as soon as I got bigger
They didn't want me at all,
They finally got tired of me
Then came the neglect,
They left my cage uncovered
I was hungry, cold and wet,
I was moved right down the garden
With a board in front of me,
So that no-one knew that I was there
And nothing could I see,
They came to see me now and then
Infrequently I was fed,
The bit of straw they gave me
Was my food, also my bed,
The only time they picked me up
Was to do cruel things to me,
I knew this was my life now
And I never would be free,
They picked me up by my ears
And shout at me in rage,
"You stupid rabbit" they would say
As they threw me in my cage,
One day I heard a different voice
A gentle hand took hold of me,
She held me tightly to her
Who could this Angel be?
She took me on a journey
She spoke to me all the way,
Telling me my life would change
And with her I would now stay,
It took a while for me to trust
This Angel of the night,
When she tried to pick me up
I would tremble with the fright,
And when she tried to stroke me
I'd scratch her gentle hand,
But she never once scolded me
She seemed to understand,
I knew that she was different
From the evil ones I'd known,
I'd got a forever Mummy
And a perfect loving home,
I lived with her for many years
I was such a happy Bun,
She nourished me with love and care
My human being Mum,
But last night I was tired
And I knew the end was near,
But because of all the love I'd known
There was nothing left to fear,
I was taken to the promised land
At the very break of day,
My Mum was so upset and shocked
To find I'd past away,
If only I could tell her
Just what she did for me,
When she rescued me those years ago
And set my spirit free,
I wish that I could tell her
That she must not be sad,
She must rescue other Buns
And give them the life I had,
No longer hang your head in pain
And please wipe away that tear,
Don't cry because I have gone
Smile....because I was here.

Aww that's lovely Carol....did you write it?

thats beautiful I can't stop crying!!

That's a lovely poem - both sad & uplifting.

what a sad poem

awww, i like that

Thats so sad but inspiration to anyone considering getting a rescue

thats brung tears to my eyes thats such a nice poem

That brought tears to my eyes. How very lovely.

What a wonderful poem. It's brought tears to my eyes.

That is just fabulous, despite the fact that it has made me cry!

Beautiful poem

I've got tears in my eyes now ...that is so beautiful, did you write it?

Hi
Yes I wrote the poem. It even made me cry when I was writing it.....how daft is that!
Carol

im holding back the tears too, sad but wonderful x

four little paws said:

Hi
Yes I wrote the poem. It even made me cry when I was writing it.....how daft is that!
Carol

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It's not daft at all - you've got a real talent there..........thank you for sharing it with us.

Carol, thats brilliant

i write alot of poetry myself, and i must say that is very impressive!

teh words are so simple and yet mean so much, it brought a teAR to my eye.

That is such a beautiful poem-though it made me cry! You really have a talent there.
I think that poem could be used to make people aware of how they are mistreating their rabbit by neglecting it and you should try to publicise it outside of RU.
Thankyou for sharing such a beautiful poem with us.-Sue:wave: