from Lisa Jarnot's poem Whole Hog

after Barrett Watten and for Thomas


1.
The pig is complete.
Barns demand limits.

2.
Pigs fall down to create drama.
The materials are hoof.

3.
Daylight accumulates in work yards.
Farm hands substitute for suns.

...

44.
Flora stand up to fauna.
Science gives features to the world.

45.
Another tractor is invented.
They sniff it like a dog in heat.

46.
Plows fit into a perspective.
Photos of piglets cover the earth.