They told us we could use another elephant <br />But we knew what they meant and couldn't see the point. <br /> <br />So we decided to fill in the hole <br />And cover it over. <br /> <br />We worked into the early hours. <br />We cried, some inwardly, some outwardly, <br />According to rank. <br /> <br />Eventually the sounds of the night <br />Got quieter <br />And quieter, <br />Then ended. <br /> <br />Ended in the saddest silence ever heard.<br /><br />Terry Donovan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/elephant-down/
