I thought the visuals for this poem were great. With just a few short lines, you created a really evocative image in the reader's mind. Nice job!

From a narrative perspective, I was a little confused at the line "without barriers to hold them" and it being juxtaposed against the idea of a shepherd following behind the flock and leading them to slaughter. Was the intention to imply that barriers/guardrails would protect them from a malicious actor in the person of the shepherd? Overall, it was a little unclear what the intent of the piece is from a messaging perspective.

Overall, I thought you did a good job with this piece. Nice work!