A Lone Tusker's Trumpet

"In a jungle not far away,

where the waters breath silent,

A lone tusker trumpets. Riddled by its path,

ridiculed by its own company,

A lone tusker trumpets.

A single tear drop ricocheting,

Reliving its family's final moments,

A lone tusker trumpets.

Tumbling slowly by the pain,

thoughts racing, emotions overwhelming,

A lone tusker trumpets.

Eyes drooping, consciousness slipping by,

a drop of blood for every moment it lived,

A lone tusker trumpets. Angered by the man's greed,

Giving in to pain and giving up on mankind,

A lone tusker trumpets, one last time."

- Pradheepa Ramasundaram.