Song / Poem

Too Late For Take Back

Suzanne Mondoux · 26 October 2020

In my dreams I remain close to where I came from and dare not wander too far I look behind the mysterious veil concealing the secrete beyond my eyes I watch the birds fly by and the people laughing as they walk by Too late for take back from this mysterious place I reside I see what’s left of me in this garden A conservatory of beast, a place to learn they say A kingdom of creatures barricaded with splendour Too late for take back from where I came from Does it still exist, I wonder I had a name I hear no more Instead, I’m given a name I know nothing about Too late for take back, they took my family away I heard them say something about genetic diversity They bring me other creatures like me I hope they will mate, they say I dream of my home in the trees sleeping beneath the stars I dream of smells when the flowers bloom I dream of a with so many trees I dream of the other creatures I see no more I dream of the sound the stream where I drank Too late for take back Each night the one who says I love you calls me to my cage and wishes me goodnight With the turn of the key in the keyhole I look in their eyes Too late for take back