Living

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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 

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