Mavericks are calves and bulls
who try to escape from the branding iron, the castration knife,
the barbed wire on the fence, the filthy water in the feedlot,
the thirst and bruising of the transport truck, the final
shrieks of the slaughterhouse
Palin's Not a Maverick but a Judas Goat
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(Judas goat: a goat leading other animals to slaughter)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Excellant piece. Change the word McCain to make it a lasting poem.Make it symbolic.