The pigs have begun to cry now
at the sight of the lambs
being devoured by the predators
but what about the sheep
what about the cows
what about all those goats
and the horses
the cats
and the dogs
the chickens
the ducks
and the geese
and what about the rabbits
the llama
the alpaca?
What about the beautiful doves
reduced to scattered feathers?
Though they heard the cries
of all the animals on the farm
as they were devoured
by the predator
the pigs cry now for themselves
because the lambs are dead
and right next to the manger
is the pigpen.
With the farmer passed out
with a needle in his arm
there is no one left
to hear the pigs cry.
soitgoes1984 