The Contented Sow

Contributor: Quirby McNallain

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Eating bacon
Staring at the pig
her succulent piglets
wondering
why we render such wonder
in paint and paper
while keeping life contained
in such tiny boxes
nowhere near as ideal
as the contented sow
smiling
at the burnt bacon
on my greasy plate.


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My parents were quirky, and that's how I'll always remember them. Longtime resident of Sparks, in Nevada.