04/21/2008: "The Life of an American Pig"

music: Snow Patrol - "You Could Be Happy"
mood: Disgusted

Here is a poem I just wrote. Please don't take it. I'm still working on improving it...

Just days ago I was born into this world
So small and so pink
And a tail with a twirl.

I was so afraid to open my eyes
I haven't seen the sunlight yet
I wonder if they hear my cries.

Today they grabbed me and held me in the air
Suddenly my tail and ears were gone
It hurt. I screamed... but no one cared.

I wish I could frolic in the fields
Instead I'm rotting away in here
My mother is dead now; these horrors are real.

The pig next to me has an oozing sore
Her neighbor tried to eat her the other day
But they cut out his teeth 2 weeks before.

I'm older now and I know pain
I live in my own feces, dirty and infected
But these humans have way too much to gain.

Tonight we were hung up by our feet
The knife sliced deep into my throat
I know they can never have too much to eat.

The blood splattered everywhere, even onto his shirt
I flailed around and looked into his face
How does he grin while watching us hurt?

I want to be dead now, but there's one more trick
The ground below me flies away
The boiling water hits me and I feel so sick

I'm gone now, a life forgotten
If only I had one day to see the flowers
Maybe then this wouldn't be so rotten.

Today a young boy only 10 years old
Enjoys a ham sandwich with my remains
He doesn't know because he was never told.

I can't blame you for eating me
You think it's natural, but I just wish you could see
That all a pig wants is to be free.

Every time you eat, you decide
To pay for the torture behind those walls
Aren't you thankful you're not inside?

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P.S. School is going blah, getting good grades but not enjoying my miserable campus. I want to be somewhere exciting where people care about being involved in the same issues as me. I also hate being in my room because my roommate frustrates me to no end. Also, I got my rainbow tattoo covered by a purple rose. Also, my birthday is soon and I'm excited. I'm going skating with Josh.