Read a poem by another poet written
on the same day:

Experiments on animals
come from human beings
wearing fur coats, perfume
on neck, ears, wrist,
ankle and crotch your
favourite touch, your fav-
ourite smell, don't you
want to smell nice for
him darling ...?

Experiments on animals
come from human beings
trying to live longer
than they should, could,
would they really miss
the TV rags and riches
if they went their way
earlier than the doctors'
drugs prescribe ...?

Experiments on animals
I don't know how this has
happened, why we do it,
who the culprits or the bene-
factors are, but I kill
with every sniff with
every bite, with every pill
or touch or step I take
without action ...

Vienna