When I go to a vegetarian restaurant
I often encounter fake meat
Often called mock meat

Made out of soy beans, and other things
And I wonder
Why bother with the façade

I mean if you are a vegan
Be a vegan

Don’t eat or make fake meat
You don’t need it
You really don’t like it

And it is somehow
just wrong to me

So please no more fake meat
No more tofu turkey for me

Either give me my meat
Or give me my vegan delight

from my unpublished chapbook, "fake things" available on my web page https://theworldaccordingtocosmos.com

Year: 
2018
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