An excoriated cow ;
My question, “how?”
My question, “how?”
In butcher’s window shop display
dressed meat on polystyrene tray
white bone and fat, muscle tissues red
little sign nearby of where life was bled.
dressed meat on polystyrene tray
white bone and fat, muscle tissues red
little sign nearby of where life was bled.
An excoriated cow ;
My question, “how?”
My question, “how?”
Bloated mound, rank from afar
aftermath of cow meets car.
From dusty ditch heavy buzzings rise.
A single cow breeds many blowflies.
aftermath of cow meets car.
From dusty ditch heavy buzzings rise.
A single cow breeds many blowflies.
An excoriated cow ;
My question, “how?”
My question, “how?”
Great bones bleached in savannah sun
Life force wrested by coward’s gun
Pachyderms mourn in African dusk
Tourists pay bull price for mother’s tusk.
Life force wrested by coward’s gun
Pachyderms mourn in African dusk
Tourists pay bull price for mother’s tusk.
An excoriated cow ;
My question, “how?”
My question, “how?”
Ocean giants; nowhere to run
Tracked by radar; blasted with gun
From beating heart, flesh is sliced
Market fresh; gleaming ice
For science and sushi, the cow must die
Tracked by radar; blasted with gun
From beating heart, flesh is sliced
Market fresh; gleaming ice
For science and sushi, the cow must die
My question, “why?”
© 2002 Kitty Blenkinsopp
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