“gobbledygook”
the waters of vegetarianism need not be murky
even living on a commune in Albuquerque
but of some folks i’ve misgivings
of their Thanksgiving giving’s
so ask what the feck is tofurky
I just want to tell Alicia Silverstone,
in a meat-eating world, she is not alone.
Her television commercial is quite cool
where she is seen swimming naked in a pool.
Although we will never see the ad on TV,
her message has come in loud and clear to me.
I abhor meat and slaughterhouse scenes.
We can obtain our protein from other means.
Amino acids can be derived from soybeans.
Fruits are vegetables are healthy for us all.
We will never have to worry about cholesterol.
Therefore, we can let all our animal friends live.
Plant consumption has plenty of nutrition to give.
Is that I do not like gargoyles staring at me
Or dragons or lions perched above me
As if I will become something to eat
Any second now I am so happy
Every second now to live in America
Where I stare at white walls
Grateful I am not known as part of the food chain
However vegetarianism started
However I admire vegan
I gave up trying to understand and find
My own power animal
Reasoning I must not like art nouveau,
I am on my way to becoming
Exclusively a cubist implant!
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