what happens to human life on Earth if dairy cows become cranky

Westport, Massachusetts.

standing at an electrified fence of low voltage

as not to hurt the dairy cows but keeps them jailed,

they approach out of curiosity, with their big,

wet pink noses closing-in cautiously, but onward,

grouping themselves in one moving mass of cows.

from above, an alien species might log the herd

into the official record as a "one cow only" sighting.

the cows grunt quietly and sneeze, taking the form

of approval, black-eyed and frowning, or smiling,

who can tell? not me, but they're certainly not cranky,

and certainly not as nuts as humans.

life on Earth circulates because it has to, because

its stability depends upon rotation.

this is Westport, Massachusetts in a time of peace

and tranquility, bypassing the news of the day,

reporting incidents of political vulgarity, overreach,

and nincompooposity, leaving the question of what happens

to human life on Earth if the dairy cows become cranky

open to scrutiny, rumor and increasing fears of extinction.