Life of the octopus - Tina

 

Sometimes, I used to think

That being a shark sucks

Wanted to live near land and trees

But shell fish Tara used to tell me

It’s warm here under the sea.

 

But now I know a little

About what humans do on land

Let me tell you; it all started when

Tina, the octopus was trapped

By a fisherman named Ben.

 

He took Tina somewhere,

Made her live in a bucket

And then sold her to some hotel.

Now Tina had a glass view to see the world

And some terrific stories hard to tell.

 

First, it was a young lady’s birthday,

She bought a giant Strawberry cake.

She came to the pond and selected

Mike the lobster from east

Chosen by this fine lady, Mike was so elated.

 

But Tina’s colleagues in the pond were glad

They weren’t the chosen one

While that lady cut her cake with friends

That poor lobster danced in pain

And Tina saw it live, how her life will end.

 

Tina’s pond mates told her - humans only love their pets

Most probably cute cats and handsome dogs

Rest of us are their happy meal.

To satisfy their taste buds

We have to see the terrific end, not a big deal?

 

Tina cried, screamed and struggled

While the human world just saw her swim

According to them, she was being

Perfect sea food to satisfy their gut

As if only human lives matter among all living beings.

 

The next morning an old woman came

She looked rich and had an inviting aura

And then she bought all of them – Tina and friends

Oh my whale! It was going to be a massacre!

But it was different from what Tina could comprehend.

 

May be some humans can feel our pain

The old women sent all the animals

Back to their glorious sea

May be having good taste was a secondary affair

May be she could see our horror and anxiety.

 

So, that was the journey of octopus Tina.

I would like to tell you, she is doing well

And I’m having fun like I should be.

Actually shark life is pretty awesome

Plus, its warm here under the sea.

'Life of the octopus - Tina'- Written by Prakshali Jain

Photo by Serena Repice Lentini on Unsplash