I sat across from them
So beautiful
So cute
Totally innocent
Small feet
Small mouths
Soft texture
Unique colors
Funny sounds
A life of service
I would go out there and sit with them
Watch them
About a dozen of them
They’d look to be mindlessly walking
Something meditative about it
A simple life
Eating. Sleeping. Relaxing. Communal.
Something humans wish they were.
Chickens.
Out on the farm I was working at.
Then one fateful day.
Sun shining.
Streaks of light through trees.
We’re called to gather around.
I need to see a show of hands.
Who wants to slaughter the chickens?