
They said Jack sprat could eat no fat
his wife could eat not lean
Let me tell you about myself
I’m somewhere in between
My favorite part of a juicy steak
is the grizzle on the edge
How difficult it is to stop myself
and make the vegetarian pledge
Everyday starts off the same
I give it all I’ve got
But by the end of the day
a vegetarian I am not
“I will not eat meat today”
no innocent animals shall die
And as I fail again and again
I take a very deep sorrowful sigh
So I say ‘tommorrow’
I will try again
To be the person I want to be
Not just the one who writes it in pen
How can this be so damn hard
Try and try as I might
The effort I make each day
to not take that fleshy bite
The hardest part has got to be
Giving up the flavor
Every artery clogging meaty bite
I do completely savor
I know I can survive
on vegetables alone
I guess that very thought
makes my tastebuds groan
Never have I ever failed
at what I attempt to do
But on my tenth year of failure
my heart is heavy and blue
I will not give up
A quitter I am not
a tougher battle though
I have never fought
Every creature on this planet
should have a right to live
safe from the harm and torture
that our cruel humans species give
One day it ‘will’ happen
when I finally make the switch
then I will no longer be considered
a heartless,
compassionless,
murdering *itch
Remember… ALL LIVES MATTER
Image and poetry: by Jennifer Robin
Full website and blog – www.jenniferrobin.gallery
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