11 July 2019

the surprised look on their severed heads was priceless

in an article
about a voter proposition
asking that chickens
get “cushier” lives of
still being crammed
together, but
without cages,
a highlighted farmer
refers to his place as
“Chicken Disneyland”
because of the toys
he has started to hang 
for them to play with

how sweet,
how kind,
it must be

memories of 
Disneyland
must be flashing 
through your head

the cool sights
the fun sounds
all of the things to enjoy

the way your children
got so excited as
they stood in line
for Big Thunder Mountain

the screams of joy,
hands in the air
oh, the smiles

until the climax of
the ride’s end,
the magic captured 
forever for you on film,
as the ride concludes, 
decapitating each one

a small price to pay,
you remind yourself,
for the joy on their faces

you are glad you didn’t 
ruin their day
by revealing
the ending's 
final twist

you’d go back,
you insist,
if only you had more kids
to send on the rides


5 Nov 2018









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