Vegan Zombie
Please don’t panic when you see my rotting faceThe purple liquid spilling from my lips is justThe juice from aubergine and eggplantForaging in your vegetable patch I mean no harmIt’s just your moist lawn is devoid of mushrooms Devouring tomatoes is too HollywoodStereotypes me as the mindless shuffling corpseDripping with Kensington GoreTaunting the ingenue into bouts of operatic screams And if you are Christian and steadfastly devoutPlease lock me into a safe spaceTossing broccoli and Brussel Sprouts So if Darwin’s Theory rejects the fleshRaw vegetables are plentiful without regret