SlaughterHouse Dreams

It's a poem. With rhymes and s**t.

Got a job in a slaughterhouse
on top of grinding gears
Strapping pigs to electric chairs
for bovine profiteers

Wrap hooves with conductor wire
Then throw the killing switch
I work for piss and vinegar
Make profits for the rich

Exploit the lands of Africa
Cow them with the lash
Our founding fathers ambitions
A slave holder's panache

Running guns across the desert
Rape the land for spoils
Waging war for profit margins
The price of diamond oil

Exploiting fears of terrorism
So hate can germinate
Turn the land of milk and honey
Into a fascist state

Ride the backs of common people
Until we're broken down
Profiteers eat all our children
while we all slowly drowned

Working in this slaughterhouse
listening to the screams
Watching entrails on the walls
turn into payday dreams

Stick electrodes into piggy
one last screaming squeal
Hit the switch electric twitch
then hang it on the wheel

Author's Note

Yes I know bovine is cattle.

Reviews

[Kenneth The Poet]

I think you nailed it, the evil side of humankind that is our defining characteristic. No amount of moral and religious platitudes will stop humans from being unkind and uncivil to other humans.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for stopping by Kenneth. I appreciate it

[Kenneth The Poet]

Not a problem. I will read more tonight.

[Sue Hart]

Aren't you a clever one? I got this one. "Exploiting fears of terrorism So hate can germinate Turn the land of milk and honey Into a fascist state". You are no dummy nor do you turn a blind eye or stick you head in the sand. It's good to see that you are with eyes wide open. I have heard the war stories from V.N. and have cried with the men in hospitals. Yea, take the innocent into slavery and then steal the rest. Welcome to the real world, huh?

[Baby Ricochet]

For sure. Thanks for stopping by Sue

[Troy Henson]

I do love a good horror story. This was well written and flowed seamlessly. Great tone and description worked well together.

Nice

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Troy

[Vidya Bacchus]

This is um disturbing to say the least.But i am guessing that was exactly your goal.So bravo:)

[Baby Ricochet]

thank you vidya

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome:)

[Kaylie]

My oh my if I didn't feel ill before,I do now!
I can feel how disturbed you are by this, and your emotion comes through in your writing.
I think you did a good job, with your style and creeping me out!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Kaylie

[rhythm&blues]

Disturbing, yet well written, I'm happy to be a vegetarian after reading this one.

[Baby Ricochet]

lol! Thank you R&B

[Samuel Dickens]

I think I got most of the symbolism, but having once worked in a non-metaphorical slaughterhouse didn't help much.

[Baby Ricochet]

LOL! That puts a different spin on things

[Daffy]

Actually, this is serious. Both in content and in the construction of the poem. You seem to be troubled by all this, and this is because it relates to the world as a whole. This is about life. Hmmm. It is a good poem, and you should be proud of it. It is not s**t, at all it is good stuff.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for stopping by Daffy. I appreciate it

[Daffy]

How about tomorrow?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this poem must be the "third" white meat...

the slaughterhouse...the cruelty...i do eat beef and pork...but am not happy with the way we secure the meats from the animals..

cruelty just because they are not human?

i love animals...we need better ways to get our food...and better ways to experiment, not on animals...

really good poem...almost with a touch of black humor...but so relevant to how we humans treat the very animals that sustain us.

[Baby Ricochet]

Interesting insight. Thank you Jacob,

[zainul]

Let the masterpiece live for eternity.
Let the scholars of politics,business,literature and diplomacy
find inspiration to learn and interpret their roles and responsibility.
Let the heads of states enjoy this bittersweet poem on humanity.

[Baby Ricochet]

Amen Brother. Thanks for stopping by

[zainul]

Amen.I feel very blessed to find this epic piece.