Dairy

Dairy

What makes humans do these things

 to cows to get their milk?

Some say dairy’s ok because at least

There’s no blood spilt -

But impregnation by a hand is

not the way of the earth

To feed humans their babies’ milk

Is not why cows give birth

Naturally no newborn should be

 taken from its mother,

Tube forced down its throat and its milk

 given to another

Us! Who do not need it

Cause a mother cow to cry

I don’t know how society

Has had this normalized.

LJ Ireton 2018