We cannot be whole

without whole milk

this 1% or 2% just

does not make us whole

Whole Milk always sounded

good and wholesome

we remember when Whole Milk

was the only option

before it got a bad rap

as unhealthy and bad

now we have almond milk

coconut milk 

manufactured milk

fake milk

but still we remember

the taste and texture

of delicious whole milk

the film it left on glasses

the ring it left on mouths

the taste it left on tongues

and we thank those hard-working

dedicated cows who made it

the milk of bovine kindness.