Every piece of flesh
you eat
Once was an animal
and it’s treat
Was to be born
to be tortured
To be beaten and then killed
The halal throttle
it’s blood all spilled
The local butcher
promised much
But believe me folks
they are out of touch
for sure
their knives are just as blunt
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.