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| POETRY by Karl Williams |
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After the operation we sat on the blue sofa and cried and cried. THE COW Because the vet shook his head
and shut his bag
and left -
he cursed her and kicked her where she lay.
Because she could not stand
but strained her neck
to no effect -
he beat her with his fists and pushed her from her stall.
Because she could not live -
black and white
bones and bag -
he dragged her by her tail -
across the rugged concrete floor
across the time that kept her from her end -
he dragged her by her tail -
in a rage of desperation
his muscles bulging under a ragged shirt -
he dragged her by her tail
from his barn,
from his life.
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