Charlotte Sulick
Please believe I tried my best
to create pointed and powerful responses to your questions regarding
The ethics of meat eating during our class discussion
but my mind —
Could not escape the gnawing and biting of my own flesh from
inside me —
Poignant shadows of the way he grabbed my wrist and
pulled me —
But when I asked to leave and he said “no” and locked the door —
The cows didn’t deserve to be stolen from their mothers —
You tell the class that
“meat tastes good”
isn’t a good enough reason to eat it, that it isn’t a reason at all and —
Talking to the cooks at work about their weekends is not an invitation —
To bring the calves to slaughter they guide them through chutes
And it all feels safe until you hear the gate close and realize you’ve made a terrible mistake
You tell yourself you won’t fall into that trap and then all of the sudden
The electric prodder is in your side
