When I eat this chicken

I consume

Promises kept

Contracts freely given

Chickens know the beat of Earth:

Rhythm of worms

Grass bliss

Eating, I am connected, too:

Joy of a warm egg

Blessing of bare dirt baths

Orgasmic melon moments.

I, too, know my promises are kept

I have balanced this chicken’s life

With my commitment & respect

With willingness to be awake

To consciously consume

My food.