Literary Vegan

It's peaceful indoors And the kitchen is warm Forgotten - the noise And the fear and the harm That put the animal on the feasting table  Can you celebrate peace When your food wasn't able  To know the same? Far away is the pain Of the face Now removed Now replaced With a plate. Could our placemats be kindness To the creatures that trust us Can our hands spare the bloodshed  We don't see before us. Copyright LJ Ireton  

Inquisitive eyes Playful feet Torn apart Labelled 'Meat' Life not enough  Without death Doing as was done  Dimming consciousness Of living  Eating life with ease Inquisitive eyes  Playful feet Copyright LJ Ireton 

Sanctuary Small, smiling sleepers Worn out from chasing apples Sleep in safety, resting on their mother. My heart is in that straw That the piglets snuggle into A blanket of peace Unlike the others. I’m so happy for a moment But it shouldn’t be momentary Peace should not be isolated, Should not be secondary To suffering as standard, Substandard living – Please give the others Sanctuary. Copyright LJ Ireton 2018