a modest proposal

This morning

I saw flocks of crows

hanging out on equipment

abandoned in a swamp

and then I thought maybe

they missed the flight for their yearly

winter Caribbean vacation

It was cold and rainy

and then I thought wouldn’t it be nice

if the folks who do genetic engineering

bred GMO black crows with cute little

black umbrellas and matching galoshes

to keep them dry during

the cold and flu season

And then I thought GMO engineering

is not about helping animals live a better life

it is about increasing corporate profits

and fattening animals up to eat

and then I thought no one

eats crow on a regular basis

except fans of Cub baseball

And then I thought no one

cares about Cub fans

except Cub fans

2-21-20