Roast

I too
get tired
of the 
cackle crackle
and spit
of roasting 
of being
turned over 
and over 
at first 
ignored then 
paid attention 
to obsession 
where were
you when 
I was 
a calf
or a
cow quietly
munching grass 
now that 
I’m your
next meal
I’m important 
and you 
are impressed