Dinner Plate Refugees

Happy Cows?!

Humanely Raised Hens?!

Have you been hitting

grandpa’s liquor again?

You think the food system

is “fun” for your “food”?

I hate to tell you,

but that’s fucking rude

It’s clueless, obnoxious,

It’s clearly absurd

to think that happy

is the appropriate word

For taking our babies

before they hatch

since you don’t like protein

from a vegetable patch

Cutting our bodies

into bite-sized pieces

doesn’t make you wonder

if our happiness decreases?

I’m the Incensed Hen

and I’m here to thwart

that tired old bullshit

you try to purport

I’m the Angry Cow

and you’re fucking nuts

to call us happy

while you spill out guts

If it sounds so happy

to be turned into food

maybe you’ll volunteer

to be barbequed

Written and performed with Skylark Bruce as the Incensed Hen, for a team performance