‘to The Slaughter-House’- A Cattle-Song! Poem by Dr John Celes

‘to The Slaughter-House’- A Cattle-Song!

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To the slaughter-house! To the slaughter-house!
Here we cows all go;
We gave men milk and butter, ghee;
They want our beef now;
We’ve no other go.

To the slaughter-house! To the slaughter-house!
Here we oxen go;
We tilled their lands and milled oil-seeds;
They want our hide now;
We’ve no other go.

To the slaughter-house! To the slaughter-house!
Here we sheep all go;
We grazed their meadows, eating grass;
They want our mutton now;
We’ve no other go.

To the slaughter-house! To the slaughter-house!
Here we cattle go;
We served mankind as God said so;
Selfish men want our flesh now;
We’ve no other go.

To the slaughter-house! To the slaughter-house!
Here we animals go;
Jostled, huddled, unfed, crowded;
Men want our lives now;
This is our last ride, we all know;
We’ve no other go.

Copyright by Dr John Celes 1-20-2008

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ashraful Musaddeq 27 September 2008

'To the slaughter-house! To the slaughter-house! Here we animals go; Jostled, huddled, unfed, crowded; Men want our lives now; This is our last ride, we all know; We’ve no other go.' Marvelous.....10+

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Indira Renganathan 08 August 2008

A good concern well portrayed.Thank you

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