Hyper ventilation
thats how pigs now die
loaded into a cage and dropped
they fall out of the sky
downwards into the gas
thats going to kill them
one by one
imagine now how all that feels
as their lives are done
friends and family
forced into what is a cage of death
all their thoughts shared at this moment
as they share their breath
harassment and abuse
exacerbation an irritation
as if a tightened noose
is pulled around their throats
together suffering wretchedly
choking sockets bleeding
as light fades violently.
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.