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Jessy Big Girl Blouse Squirrel Squeamish

Chris

My mother shouted from the kitchen

Beckoning me 

Look have you seen this

And pointed to

A dead squirrel sprawled out
on our front lawn

And it was still there the next day

But luckily for me before i had to
take care of it myself

I spotted my neighbors Mike
and Jimmy talking and said
to them have you seen this
what i found

And Mike took it away and got
rid of it himself

I'm surprised im not a vegetarian
because if i had to actually had
to kill what i eat

Id probably starve or end up
being eat by what i couldn't
bring myself to kill

Copyright © Christopher Flaherty | Year Posted 2020

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David Kavanagh Date: 12/7/2020 1:33:00 PM Ha, yep big girls blouse indeed, Christopher, I worked in an abattoir for a time, had to switch off the empathy chip, and become robotic, no choice needed a job, very little work in Ireland at that time, I do feel sorry now, for what it’s worth, it’s a brutal cruel experience for the animals, I’m still a carnivore as well. cheers David Login to Reply David Kavanagh Date: 12/7/2020 2:28:00 PM You don’t know the half of it Christopher, but probably will in time, but here some of the guys I worked with in the abattoirs where gentle souls, not many mind you, as you said had to be done cheers David Christopher Flaherty Date: 12/7/2020 2:03:00 PM I'm also still just laughing You certainly have experienced and lived a full life David Christopher Flaherty Date: 12/7/2020 2:02:00 PM No need to feel sorry David if it wasn't you it would have been someone else instead. Kill eat same , same no difference work is work you not doing the job wouldn't have changed the outcome anyway apart from not having a job. I couldn't do it not because i am driven by conviction but because i am squeamish scared and a big jessy girl's blouse . No Celeb get me out of here for me