Ode

Ode to Beef -

1. Oh beef!

2. Driven in from the north

3. shipped from the south

4. Slottered at the butchery

5. And brought to your table

6. With no questions asked

7. Thousands of cows

8. Lined up

9. Waiting to be stripped

10. Of their string of life.

11. Hundreds of pastures

12. And millions to feed

13. Brought to our table

14. For a brief moment of happiness

15. Beef is a staple

16. In the American identity

17. Abundant

18. And adored

19. Like a child with a cellphone

20. Millions of dishes

21. Founded across the world

22. migrated and shared

23. Distributed by restaurants

24. And made by peers.

25. Ground and round

26. Fit snug in a bun

27. Or seared and seasoned

28. Chewy and tender

29. Giving a warm sensation

30. Like drinking hot chocolate

31. To quench our cravings.

32. The giant

33. Black and white figure

34. Towering over the grass

35. Sluggish,

36. Lurking across the field

37. Unknowingly nurturing.

38. Until lifeless.

39. Slottered against its will

40. For a single meal

41. Your rich,

42. Blubber of protection

43. Smothered in butter and cooked to perfection

44. Stripped and eaten

45. For short lived happiness.

46. While your hiking effortlessly,

47. In the sky

48. You are fought over, neglected

49. You are loved,

50. You are the staple of our generation

51. You are the past and the future

52. You are a cow