Morals on Monday

Meatless Mondays

for those of us who

don’t want animals

to suffer

...every day

I mean, I care,

but not on Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, Thursdays,

the weekend

One day a week

I can do something better.

I won’t pay for their suffering

…on Monday

I’m already hating

the alarm clock,

the official end

to my weekend,

That brought me back

to my 9 to 5

I guess I can eat

a bean burrito

today

Not tomorrow

That’s asking too much

I can’t be expected to care

two days in a row

--Hold on--

While only causing suffering

six days a week

is certainly better 

than seven,

When did our morals

have breaks,

optional days?

If our boss exhibited

sexist attitudes,

would we encourage him 

to stop being sexist 

...on Thursdays?

Since we know 

not being sexist every day 

would be too sudden 

a change for him

Are we against 

family separation

...on the weekends?

Do we oppose

rape

...on Fridays?

Do we shun 

racism

...every other Tuesday?

Is pedophilia

intolerable

...the first Sunday

of the month?

If we deem something wrong,

how can it be wrong

only some of the time?

Is convenience 

a justification 

for our morals?

Do we really

only have the willpower

for 14.3% follow-through

on our values?

Written September 9, 2018