On the Way Back Home

A free verse poem on a zookeeper’s life

Photo by Dinesh Murmu on Unsplash

‘’Please let me go,
I am on my way home.’’
Pleaded the zookeeper.
A loud roar followed,
The lion finally cleared his way.

Zookeepers carry their lives up to their sleeves but we fail to acknowledge that. This poem is inspired by a recent incident where a zookeeper was on his way back home when he encountered a lion sitting in the middle of the road.

Luckily for him, the lion got up and went its way. But not all such encounters with big cats have happy endings.

Thank you for reading. You may also check out other poems by me —

The Blue-Eyed Tea Seller From Pakistan

A Place That Has The Season of Love

My First Hero