you never saw the good in this world
just felt the pain
their greed to make more and more money
they make you fat, but don't let you even develop your muscles properly
dark places, small spaces
sunlight only felt when doomsday is near
cruel and unusual punishment
beatings,brandings,castrating
but that's all in a day's work for them isn't it?
if murder is wrong then why are we murdering animals each and everyday
meat is murder
and tell me now wouldn't you just love to be murdered to be someone's meal?
I bet you woke up today wishing to die for someone else to make you into nuggets or hot dogs or a hamburger
animals killed for meat sure didn't
the screams and squeals say it all
writhing around in their own blood
throats slit while stil consious
so many scalded alive in feather/hair removal tanks
if you eat meat you support this
and this means:
you support murder
you support animal abuse
and if you're supporting these things
...in my book
you're just as bad as those people who torture animals for fun
so continue to be ignorant
or read up
your choice
but think
think about what you eat
how it used to be a living breathing thing
how it felt pain while it lived its short life (way shorter than it normally would have lived)
think about what you're supporting
think and make your choice
Author notes
You want facts? go to peta2.com
see also,my other poem about meat and factory farms http://allpoetry.com/poem/2827620
for the teenager contest: option 2
A contest entry
- Vegetarian poems!! (don't nessicaraly have to be vegetarian) by Powered by Tofu.
375 points, ended June 21, 2007, 10 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - TEENAGERS - We're not all thick, yeah? by LaurenLightning--x.
1200 points, ended June 18, 2007, 35 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Very strong! People don't usually realize how important lives other than their own are, eh? Like one girl I know- she says the reason she eats meat is this: " Not eating meat gives you thin hair. All the vegetarians I know don't have hair as nice as mine." She doesn't even seem to realize that meat is, or rather was, a living thing. Sacrificing life for thick hair? Or because it tastes good? I can see why your poem got so passionate
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Hmm..
Well, I don't think i'll ever be vegetarian, but this poem has really got me thinking.
Some of the imagery is quite.. well. Ew =/
But I like it!
This poem shows great understand of animal cruelty, and really shows the reader your opinion on it all.
Thank you for entering and good luck!! =] -
wonderful poem! i could tell you visit peta a lot just as i was reading it, lol! i recently did a speech on vegetarianism (got an A, yay!) and the site was very helpful, that and goveg. com
wonderful poem, you can see how you've done your research by describing the cruel abuse that goes on each day. i like how you go on to say that you support that all by eating meat, very inspirational. great write and thanks for entering!!
-gooshawn <3 xoxo
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Great testimonial poem for how the poor animals suffer unbelievably for humanity's greed. I like how you pointed out, "their greed to make more and more money", because that is exactly what it is all about. The inhumanity and the greed of it is atrocious!
I am a vegetarian as well, and my daughter and son have chosen to be because we do not want to support this inhumane and disgusting business... especially the factory farming.
In the beginning of your poem, it sounded like the calves that are used for veal. You covered a lot of issues in your poem and you did a good job doing it.
I like PETA because they really take a stand against cruelty to animals. Keep up the good fight!
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