I will remember what I was. I am sick of rope and chain--
I will remember my old strength and all my forest-affairs.
I will not sell my back to man for a bundle of sugarcane.
I will go out to my own kind, and the wood-folk in their lairs.
I will go out until the day, until the morning break,
Out to the winds 'untainted kiss, the waters' clean caress.
I will forget my ankle-ring and snap my picket-stake.
I will revisit my lost loves, and playmates masterless!
Toomai Of The Elephants
Rudyard Kipling
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Poem topics: kiss, lost, sick, strength, clean, morning, chain, forget, Valentine's Day, break, remember, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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