My dog doesn't bark
At the stranger.
Its schooling has been
Satisfactory and fruitful.
Sometimes, if he emerges
To be more cunning
And tries to dominate
It with ferocity,
It flouts code of conduct.
Two days back,
As I was cycling
on the highway,
It kept mum during
The full jockey.
Its desire to throw wrath
At those, coming and going,
It does control.
Selfishness is a serious disease
It knows well, and
Breaks the thinnest thread
Of relation by leaps and bounds.
Its coolness in rumpus I admire.