Daisy was a cow

That got my attention 

From the time she was a calf

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I’ve been looking

Into my neighbor’s barn

To see her from the day

That she was born

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One thing that struck me was

She didn’t seem like other calves

So I waited until she was auctioned

To bid on her

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I wanted to raise her

As a milk cow and for beef

But I could feel that Daisy

Was unhappy about this

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She grew as a free ranging cow

Roaming the pasture daily

Where she ate grass

And living happily in a field

With other cows

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She grew up to be able

To be milked by hand

And I sat on a stool

Every morning with a pail

Under her

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But as she grew older

She knew that her time

Was drawing near to be slaughtered

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She never cooperated

In having calves herself

And would escape via the fence

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I could see the sadness

In her eyes

I understood why she didn’t

Want to have calves 

That she knew would grow up

Only to be slaughtered

Image via Wikipedia

Image via Wikipedia

Image via Wikipedia

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I decided

That Daisy would no longer

Be turned into beef

But live out her life

Happily with me

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