Meat Haiku

[moselle]

Confessions of a "vegan" glutton.

1.
A bird flew across
the sky. Desired to catch, kill,
and roast bird on stick.

Durham, NC (Spring 2009)


2.
Rafute - pork belly
simmered in fish broth.
Three servings.

Okinawa, Japan (March 23, 2008)



Rafute, far right

3.
This evening I drank
the broth of twelve chicken
feet to ease my cold.

Jersey City, NJ (November 22, 2009)

4.
Water boiled. Clams
unclasped. Ate clams in salty
miso broth, with fish.

Tokyo, Japan (Spring 2008)

5.
A slice of bacon
at a diner. Crisp and burnt,
pure fat on one side.

Jersey City, NJ (September 2009)

6.
Turkey is natural.
I would not eat tofurkey
or turducken.

Laurel, MD (October 31, 2009)

7.
Salmon from a can
wrapped in lettuce. Am I a
cat or a rabbit?

Jersey City, NJ (November 2008)

8.
I have eaten the
pulled pork barbecue, coleslaw,
hushpuppies, and tea.

Burlington, NC (June 15, 2009)

9.
“Are you one of those
people who are vegan
but eat sushi?” Yes.

New York City (August 2009)

10.
Dinner in Saigon -
frog legs and snapper. Chaing Rai -
frog legs, sticky rice.

Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
Chaing Rai, Thailand (September 2008)