Have we excluded these animals
from our cruelty laws,
the cow
the pig
the chicken?
When did we excluded these animals
from our laws?
Is it okay to be cruel to these animals if
it’s
business?
Is it okay to be cruel to these animals
since we
eat them?
This poem cries for chickens
crowded together like
products,
on a line.
This poem cries for cows
crowded together like
merchandise.
This poem cries for pigs
crowded together in
concentration camps.
This poem cries for man
an aside…..when the “aliens” did the same thing to humans, we called it a “horror movie”. When we treat our fellow creatures horribly by making them live elbow to elbow their whole lives until they bite each other’s tails, then we lose. When did we lose our humanity? Was it when we became “business people.” or just urban enough to only see a chicken in the grocery store?
david michael jackson May 10, 2012 editors@artvilla.com
