dad's tombstone

the full moon is sad

everyone
who hears the news
of the demise
of jad's family
cries

across the sky
and earth
tonight
tears
buckets of tears
for an innocent child
who lost something priceless

something very precious
which he can never buy
for all the money in the world
something which cannot be obtained
by anyone close or far
at any price

a gift which can only be granted
by his mother
the gift of happiness
living with his mother and father
together
under the same roof

witnessing this theft
the moon weeps
as do aunts
cousins and uncles
friends and strangers
the earth mother
the entire universe

heartfelt sobs
for the wanton destruction
of unsurpassed beauty
a child's joy

his own mother
rips the child's smile
off his face
forever
revealing
just how cruel and selfish
people are
so too the society they've created
fueled by ugliness
hatred
revenge
born out of
comparison
greed
ambition
endless thoughts

raising a vegan
the earth mother's favorite child
is not easy
and cannot be accomplished
by the weak of heart

extremely few
have the will power
intellectual honesty
cultural outrage
social activism
moral courage
spiritual fortitude
psychological determination
genuine compassion
and simple human decency
to stop the daily murders
the slaughter of billions
of innocents

the child's mother
is not a vegan
none of her friends are
none of her family
none of her relatives
no one she knows
is compassionate
loving
caring
enough to ever attempt
being a vegan
much less raising a vegan

these thoughtless abusers
have no right to judge
what a moral vegan does
they have no conscience
yet they claim to know better
for an innocent child
as they continue to amass sins
that will last several lifetimes
and affect their future generations
from exploitation of innocents
harmless cows
playful calves
our brothers and sisters

can his weak mother
raise a vegan child
or will she damn him
to lower births
as everyone around her
are destined

dad woke up early
cleaned and cooked
called and waited
and waited
shopped for fresh
organic fruits
nuts
vegetables
and waited
no son today

new rule mother says
daily adjustments are out
the child only sees his father
every other day
cementing the status
of part-time dad

vegans are blessed
vegan children are most blessed of all
anyone who willfully harms
the earth mother's favorite child
will be cursed
this is karmic law