Seven Commandments

Commandments

One: Whatever goes upon two legs

is an enemy.

A fundamental principle

The start of a

Revolution.

They are evil;

They
abuse
us
but

we will trade with

Them

and befriend

Them.

Two: Whatever goes upon fore legs,

or has wings,

is a friend.

Animals are the

better creatures.

Except

for

one.

Snowball.

He worked with the

Enemy.

He betrayed us.

He is one of

Them.

He is not a

friend.

Three: No animal shall wear

cloths.

The mark of

humans

we

are

not

like Them.

But we need

to show

that we are equal to

humans.

Put ourselves forward.

Pigs can wear

clothing

sometimes.

Four: No animal shall sleep

in a bed.

A sign of humanity.

We are better then

Them

But

we

need

our

rest and health.

We can sleep in beds

without sheets.

Five: No animal shall drink

alcohol.

It causes Their

cruelty and

weakens

their

mind.

We

are

wiser and

stronger then they are

None shall drink

to excess.

Six: No animal shall kill

any other animal.

We shall not be

slaughtered like

we

were

before.

We

are

not

creatures without a

mind

we won’t make

Their mistakes.

None

shall be killed

without cause.

Seven: All animals are

equal.

Our equality runs the farm

and keeps

us moving

We

are

all

equal.

We

are

not ruled over. We

govern ourselves.

But some animals

are more

equal

than

others.

Siren Song- Teal Van Dyke; I am Waiting- Madison Niermeyer

When watching Teal Van Dyke perform "Siren's Song", the first thing I noticed was her presence. She didn't use excessive hand motions, but you could see in her face and hear in her voice the true meaning of the poem. Just by the way she stood, she commanded the stage with her physical presence. Her voice and articulation was spot on. Emphasizing the word in the sentence that should be noticed and playing on the satirical tone of the poem made it wonderful to watch.

My interpretation of this poem's meaning is that people want to be able to help others, even if it harms them. They think that they are so special, but truly they are just being lured into harms way. People will say anything to make you believe them and help them, when they don't truly mean it. Everyone wants to be special and noticed, enough that they will die for it.