I am a cow
and its grotesque now how
we live in prisons
not in green fields
in concrete cells
and its all about yields
its a big concentration camp
we get our tag
stapled on our ears
its such a drag
sleep we don’t get any rest any more
we are milked half to death
that’s life in the raw
its dirty its smelly
its frighteningly so
we’re made pregnant
and then our babies you know
are stolen and killed
or sent off for veal
or lost to the cheese firms
and that is for real
the CAFO, dairies are big hell on earth
we are controlled
we do have, some worth
but only if we can produce
all the time
if we’re tired, if we’re are sick
then there’s no bloody rhyme
or reason for them to be caring
and so
we are kicked we are bashed
they don’t want to know
so I am disabled
a downer I’m called
I cannot walk
so they now have hauled
me onto a truck
for where I must go
is down to the death camp
to be killed
they don’t show
one ounce of empathy
or compassion, you guessed
no matter how much I am bloody well
stressed
in pain and exhausted
no one helps me
if I can’t crawl
by myself
then I’ve had it
and, we
cows know its terrible
when we’re like this
nobody loves us
they are taking the piss!
we are threatened and beaten
and violently so
and in my case
used prods
in my ears “electro”
the pain is excruciatingly awful to bear
its drives you insane
how come they’re not aware
they are complete trolls
monsters they are
they then tied a rope around my neck
and as far
as I can remember
around the truck and drove it
and thats when I ran out of luck
I was dragged off the truck
with a terrible jolt
2 broken hind legs
and my pelvis
the result
now I was feeling just so much more pain
each time my heart beat
I was going insane
bleeding inside
feeling sick as could be
hoping that Hathor
would now come for me
now I was laying out in the yard
in the full sun
I had no guard
I was now burning
I couldn’t lay here
somehow I dragged myself
hauled myself clear
a little shade
the stock men don’t care
I wanted some water
but there was none there
I shit I just shit out all the pain in my soul
I pissed myself dry
my only goal
that was left was to die
somehow
just fade away
emotionally dry
and really just bloody well just close my eyes
hopeful that death
would not be the surprise
then a sweet women called Jessie Pearce
came by with water
the sun now was fierce
humans are monsters
humans are freaks
they stink of their cowardice
everywhere wreaks
then a stockman appeared
who wants to kill me
imagine that feeling
how would it be
a troll taking over my life
actually
my executioner a young nasty sod
a gun in his had
where was his god
where would he point it
how would it feel
to be shot to be dying
it all became real
where were the friendly ones
where were they, I
was left on my own
knowing soon I would die
either from shock
from the pain of it all
or the deep down emotions
that were now on call
but he never killed me
he just walked away
I drank up some water
how was I to pay
for this state I was in
what was I to feel
then Jess went away
I couldn’t conceal
the anguish for Jessie had left me
and now
someone might come
and kill me
but how
I got through those hours
I can’t begin to say
all of those sick thoughts
were with me today
you humans are lousy
you humans so sick
so wretched so arrogant
what made me pick
this place to come to
earth what a place
and the way you treat earthlings
is such a disgrace
when Jessie came back
I just about saw
it was her why had she gone
that just did floor
me, I must say
the one friend
so called
had gone away
and dog s were now biting me
eating me, they
what has come over them
why take their scorn
out on a cow
another new dawn
and not just physically
emotionally too
suffering terribly
because of what you
humans they let you down
all of the time
great with their mouths
but don’t give a dime
the police then they came
and by this time I knew
the sun had gone down
what was there to do
cry out for Hathor
beg her to come
beg her to take me
I needed some
love and affection
not hatred and awe
why is this happening to me
then a loud crack
and no more
they wanted my flesh
that’s beyond belief
they wanted my blood
they called it their beef
they wanted my skin
for their boots and their shoes
they wanted my soul
but Hathor did refuse
at the end of the day
the atrocious way
animals die here
someone, has to say
someone has to plea
for all who now cry
for honestly humans
this is no place to die