Friday, December 22, 2023

is everyone unhappy?

i go down
to the barn for fresh eggs.
but there are none.
i reach
into cage,
nothing. not a single
egg,
the chickens are nowhere
to be found.
i head towards
the cow
for a pale of milk,
she's not there.
the pigs are gone too,
the goat,
even the horse has
strayed.
everyone has flown
the coop.
what's going on?
then i see them out in
the street
with their placards,
marching and
chanting
in their own peculiar
ways.
clucking and oinking,
the neigh.
demanding better living
conditions,
and higher pay.

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