Cornish Cross

poetry about a disgusting creature

From Southeast Asia did the ancestor of the Chicken emerge,

beautiful, graceful, with a flesh most delectable.

Its genetics abound in wonder,

a creature most selectable!

Eggs laid almost daily,

able to eat table scraps,

this animal is truly amazing,

fertilizing our garden with its craps.

But somewhere along the way,

the people dared to ask for more,

a breeding pr…