Some Poems

Questions


Look into her eyes,
Can you feel her pain?
Can you see the fear?
Isn't it quite plain?


She lived a life of misery
For your appetite and greed.
Her suffering has finally ended
When we slit her throat to bleed.


And for what?  A burger?
A steak that's bloody rare.
Kentucky fried legs-of-birds,
Fillet of fish dispair.


Ingesting pain and suffering,
Fear and anger too.
Because eating the corpse of an animal
Is something that we 'just do'.


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Slowing Down


Where are we going so fast?
As if shot from a cannon blast...
Hurling and spinning 
Through time and space,
As if trying to win some...
Insane race.


Seems like rushing and spinning
Has gone out of control,
And all of this madness
Is taking its toll.


Headaches and backaches,
Sickness and strain.
Depression and cancer,
Anger and pain.


Stop for a minute
And cherish the hour.
Stare into the blue sky,
Sniff at the flower.
Soak up the sunshine,
Savor the rain,
Smile at the moonshine....


Release all the pain.


Let peace enter and joy abide.
Remember compassion...
Keep love on your side.
Take a deep breath
And come to the place
Where life's in each moment,
And not in the race.


The numbness that holds you 
Will soon slip away.
Your heart will rejoice,
Your soul will go out to play.


Compassion will fill you
And next thing you know,
The desire to eat animals
Will get up and go! :-)


Love will spread in your heart
Just like a wildfire.
Joy and peace will be
Your consuming desire.


Time will not matter
And rushing will cease.
Each day will bring you
Love and sweet peace.


by Micky