Vegetarians

Are they the whole earth folks, as my wife believes them;
or repentant meat eaters doing penance for cows?

I suppose they could be those soulful friends of
grain. Feel grains' sweet health inside them.
Not at all judges of ill eating.

Deep in me though is that flight from judgment,
of my waning smoker's days on the lam
eating my last eggs and ham.

Frightened of that winnowing I slink around
hoping not to betray my paranoiac worry;
removal of lamb and curry.

I suppose I feel no fright from celibate might,
its fine if they abstain. There is no likely loss
nor mass judgment likely therein.

Were celibacy to reign supreme wouldn't
I laugh, world population dwindling till only
a campful remained. Not frightening at all.

gf 93