The Manatee
Of all the animals in the zoo,
The manatee is the one with the most to lose.
All the other mammals, behind their jail-like bars,
Can dream of a day when they will roam far.
There's always the hope of a prison break
When the keepers will scream, "They've escaped!"
And when that day finally comes around
The sad manatee will still be floating in his makeshift sound.
Unable to walk with his peers,
He knows his only chance of freedom is a flood of a thousand years.
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