November 9, 2014The Electorate
Behold the fatted sheep, now shorn
fed on forbs and bulgur wheat
who sport a sullied, cloven fleece
led by rams down coffin planks:
willing
gleeful
bleating
sheared
abattoir-stunned, and gutted
butcher-boned
sweetened
salt-preserved
mutton-chopped,
and rendered.
from Poets Respond