Cow Dreams November 15, 2018

Cow Dreams

All the elder men

were pulled from their beds
and forced into cattle cars.
The cars didn't mind.
They were already awake.
The cows didn't mind.
They were too kind besides

They were still in the fields

dreaming the dreams
of horrible, horrible things . . .
like jumping over the moon
and breaking a hoof
when they hit Earth again . . .
or gangs of drunken teenagers
sneaking up from behind
and tipping them over . . . 
The dreams of cows
are far more terrifying than
the ugliest nightmare that
the old man could conjure
up as he fell back
into his normal sleep pattern.
Woodie 11-15-18