Facings And Casings

Facings And Casings

A Poem by Pete
"

Hell itself may be contained within the compass of a spark. - Thoreau

"
Cape Town sausage facility raid sparks ...

cooked in refractory
unpleasant to the olfactory
a sanguinary mess
unkosher to bless
more is less
quite unsatisfactory
i'd sure hate to work in a sausage factory



© 2025 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"True, he can and does live, in a great measure, by preying on other animals; but this is a miserable way - as anyone who will go to snaring rabbits, or slaughtering lambs, may learn - and he shall be regarded as a benefactor of his race who shall teach man to confine himself to a more innocent and wholesome diet." - Thoreau

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Added on June 6, 2025
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Pete
Pete

Boston, MA



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I love reading, writing, music, nature, God and feeling emotion, not necessarily in that order. To me, these things go hand in hand. My favorite writer is Henry David Thoreau. I think he was a geni.. more..