Why does this mutt whimper
while lying on the table
before his euthanasia?
Does he not know of
the lush, oak-covered fields
and meat-mounded hills
that await him just past the horizon?
Or is it because
his owners do not realize,
a pup inside,
he still has the will to run?
His kicking legs ache as his heart cries, "Why?"
Aug 30, 2012
Aug 30, 2012 at 12:28 AM UTC
Why does this mutt whimper
while lying on the table
before his euthanasia?
Does he not know of
the lush, oak-covered fields
and meat-mounded hills
that await him just past the horizon?
Or is it because
his owners do not realize,
a pup inside,
he still has the will to run?
His kicking legs ache as his heart cries, "Why?"
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