As I wallow around, snorting and farting in my muddy puddle and look up to the stars I wonder at the complexity of it all... why was I put on this earth, what is my reason, what is my future, what have I ever done of value in the past.. I think about my situation and realise that all I do and am is for farmer.
He really is not a bad chap, he brings me scraps each day, he even gives me a scratch behind the ear every know and then just to reassure. He also takes me on outings, but most times its just another farm, but even then I have to perform with the sows as a thank you for the time away from the pen.
Then the day of the local fair.. I hate the fairs! I know when is coming up because the day before he will take me inside the barn for the night, were I have to sleep in one of the nags stables, with no mud or puddle, just clean dry grass all over the floor.. but it gets worse, before the night sets in he gets out the bucket, broom and the liquid that smells of flowers. Ohh it is horrible, he ties me up then throws water all over (that's not to bad), then the dreaded liquid, he squirts this smelly stuff all over then attacks me with the broom, scratching and scubbing every inch of my poor skin till I am bright pink and smelling of roses, then throws lots more water all over before he locks me in the stall for a fit full night with all the barn animals, they waite till farmers gone then the laughter begins, it is so degrading.
In the morning he puts me into a halter and loads me into the trailer and off we go to the fair ground. On arrival I get put into a clean and dry stall with that horrid dry grass again. Then all day I get people leaning over shouting and laughing at me, some other farmers come into the stall with long white jackets on and start to prod, poke and touch me all over, sometimes they leave me with a ribbon tied to my harness and farmer is well pleased, but at others when they leave with out a ribbon farmer kicks and shoves me back onto the trailer and then back to the pen with no scraps.
There are times when I see all the young piglets being loaded onto the big truck to be taken away from the farm, they are so lucky to escape and they must really enjoy where they go because they never choose to return, at times I wish I was young again so I could join them.