Young Girl With Pigs by sd gross

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This is a "found" poem taken from a short snippet which appeared in the NY Times several years ago.

Young Girl With Pigs
by sd gross

It was a
case of a ten year-old
Peasant Girl who
Prefers to eat
and sleep with pigs
Suckled by sows
she shares their swill
Has always
slept with them In the sty
At night the porkers
need only to hear her cry
They trot hurriedly to her side
The People of Liaoning tried
to tear her from the pigs
She screamed loudly
Expressing her feelings
Her speech was unclear
She grunted
Snorted when hungry
Experts concluded her problems
are entirely due
To having mixed with
pigs too long