Cows Talk

Cow 1 :

You see, you work a long long life...
grazing under sun and rain,
rain and snow,
producing milk, you know,
thousands gallons of milk,
working hard,

chewing, ruminating,
chewing, ruminating...

Cow 2

True, that's true.

Cow 1

And then, some day,
the green truck comes,
it takes you, man,
a long way from the farm,
a long long and deep way to death.

I tell you, man,
is this a life ?
Is this a life ?

(silence)

Cow 2

Why do you call me "man" ?

Cow 1

Meuuuuuuuh ?

Cow 2

You say : "man".
I'm not a man, man.
I'm a cow,
I'm just a cow.

Cow 1

I see.

(silence)

Cow 1

You're not an abstract mind, aren't you ?

Cow 2

What you mean ?

Cow 1

You see...

Cow 2

What you want me to see ?..

Cow 1

Oh, nothing. Really nothing.

(silence)

Cow 1

Is this a life ?

Is this a life ?

Thierry Follain

Picture : Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother's back cover