Sunday, January 23, 2005

Sentient Beings

The obnoxious runt knew it
Never tell me
That animals don’t understand us

He knew when I was deciding his fate
And his bulging eyes begged me
To spare his life

He knew when the decision was made
And he avoided me
Like the Grim Reaper himself

He knew where we were going
When I took him to the vet
And he turned his head away

He knew what the vet was going to do
And he tried to stay in his cage
Until we drug him out

As his shivering body stilled and grew cold
The monster’s heart broke
The ogre cried

As I sobbed
And stroked his lifeless body
I knew the chill of my own evilness

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