
Poems and an occasional Essay
Ruminations of an Angry Cow
But, Sure, Let’s Examine How We Think They Would Have Thought About Today (Maybe They Can Tweet from the Grave)
Dirt from the grave
graces their otherwise
distinguished appearance
Where Did You Think Bison Got Their Protein?
All plants have protein
Every single fucking one!!
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Sales
Our packaging is stale,
out of touch,
old school,
reeking of 1990s
A Hint of Humanity Was Asked, But You Denied Even That
You can oblige the change from
Prince Rogers Nelson to a singular moniker
or even, for a time, (insert image here)
Science Spoke (Again) But You Decided Not to be Sustainable Because “Vegans Are Pushy”
There were millions of us
splashing and bobbing,
not knowing how much longer
we could stay afloat
When Breathing is Considered Optional
When will continued shouts
of “I can’t breathe”
be enough
Unlike the Wolf
“I need meat to eat,
that is perfectly clear,
I have canine teeth”
Just like the deer
Not Essential Enough
Essential, we called you, as you placed our packages near our tightly closed back door
Impeaching the Motherfucker
If you were Christian, and the president of your country called for a complete shut down of all Christians entering the country,
The Less Peaceful View From the Other Side of the Line
“Isn’t this fun?”
the father says to his son
Your Order Will Be Waiting at the Second Window
That is, if your way
is ground muscle tissue,
capillaries and blood,
An Elephant’s Lament
Someone once told me, and I never forget,
that I need meat for protein. Well… shit!
There Are Times I Feel Like John Turturro
I’ve spent many a night with John Turturro
Well, to be fair, he was using
a different name at the time
What Exactly Did You Think Old MacDonald Did With Those Cows?
Old MacDonald
killed my family
When You Tweet from Your Toilet, the Whole World Smells Your Shit
If you deleted the tweets
laced with racism,
sexism, or xenophobia…
Racism Is a Parasite
It cannot be conquered by being ignored,
by pretending it does not exist,
Hen Menstruation Not Required
We invented the wheel, sliced bread, chairs that fold,
and a way to tell who was calling before we answered the phone