I will never see the sun rise
I will never see it set
I will never feel a kind touch
I will never be a pet
I will never feel love
For I will not be loved
As I’m led to my murder
Being prodded, poked and shoved
As they cut my tender skin
I wondered who would care
If anybody out there
Would consider my despair
For you did not see me die
And you did not see me bleed
You did not hear me cry
For the meat that you don’t need
You did not watch them kill me
You could not feel my pain
You will try not to think of me
As you blindly eat again
I was the cow you ate on Monday
The pig you had midweek,
I was the turkey for your Christmas,
I was the calf you liked to eat
I was the chicken in your sandwich
The duck you had for tea
I felt pain beyond belief
But you never thought of me
Because thinking can be painful
And you refuse to see
That for every time you eat meat
Those animals must bleed
The cow was killed for Monday
The pig was scalded too
The turkey lived for 16 weeks
And the calf had died for you
The chicken lived inside a cage
The duck could hardly move
And all of this suffering
Occurred for so called food
I fail to see a reason
As there is no need
When humans eat my meat
It is purely for their greed
You may think you’re above me
That you have advantage
But a kind, innocent creature
Is better than a savage
So next time you’re out shopping
Try to feel some guilt
For those animals have died
For your eggs, your meat and milk
My heroes are those people
Who will not bite into me
So I ask a simple favour
And please stop eating meat
I’m asking for the cows
The pigs and all the sheep
I’m asking for the birds
Who are more than just some meat
They can’t speak themselves
So please lets be their voice
Every one born into this
For them there was no choice
For you did not see me die
And you did not see me bleed
You did not hear me cry
For the meat that you don’t need
