The Cow's Revenge

Oh my tummy aches
something I ate I think?
like a cow?
“Geeezzzz, the pay backs a female dog.”
Been trying not to eat fellow mammals.
Been rewarded with a sweet tum tum.
But, my man’s a meat eater …growl
and I succumbed.

Oh my tummy aches
like an undigested third world country.
Well, even some of them don’t eat cows!
One really shouldn’t eat things with eyes,
in one end and out the other;
like a minority student in an inner city school
no child left behind
my behind.

Sometimes life’s a female dog
but why blame the sweet dog
Just don’t ingest anything with two eyes
and what comes out will be as sweet as what went in.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Cantu Avatar
May 28, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Jojojo hillarious!!! xD I love cowsC= jojojo this poem is so playfull and sarcastic, the last line takes me down to the floor xD clever humor here, thanks a lot for the experience!!!=)
Taylor Avatar
May 6, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Very nice. I have felt like that more than once after eating
Shango Avatar
May 1, 2009 at 6:22 AM
One more way of protecting the planet ... God made us all ... there is enough fruits, grains ... and nuts ... to sustain the world. It is a funny write, Deb, but an ironically truthful reminder of what we become on a meat diet.
Goff Avatar
April 28, 2009 at 2:38 PM
maybe it would help if my expression "holy cow" would morph to "holy tomato!"??? fun symposium on organic living. Deborah... touches of ironic metaphor! cool!!!! never could spell the word succumbed right! nice! and thanks for lettin' me have so much fun readin' your poem and talkin' trash!! : ) Jim
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