Death By Proxy
I let death happen
by proxy
if I didn’t eat the meat
wear the shoes
would their treatment
become more humane
do I take a stand
no more meat
nothing with a face
search out alternatives
plants may have faces
that I don’t recognize
does that makes it fine
the air that I breathe
is teaming with life
the water I drink
is alive with microorganisms
that may have faces
my vision isn’t that good
atomic microscopes
focus so finite
I can’t recognize anything
but that jellyfish like shimmer
darting around other shimmers
as if afraid of being seen
shamed by our look
not ready for their close up
they aren’t animals
are they
is my decision that they don’t count
relevant to anything
other than another brick
in a sense of superiority
the smug comfort
of valuing all life
whereas people
like me who still eat meat
will always be ethically
self-indulgent creeps
who should be shamed
put to bed without any supper
or better yet
shot
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