A Little Pup
A Little Pup
I am a little Alsatian puppy - can you empathize with my wretched plight?
I can’t impress upon insensitive humans, my God-given inalienable right,
As a scrawny, tottering, helpless babe, I used to suckle milk from my mother,
I slept close to her warm body and had great fun frolicking with my brother.
Men snatched me heartlessly without a qualm from my dear mother’s care,
Frantically she searched for her precious babe, desperately everywhere.
They separated me from my siblings, did they think I’d like to be parted?
I’m man’s ‘Best Friend,’ but towards me, why are they so hardhearted!
They brought me captive to a mansion cold, and kept me within its encircling walls,
They expected me to be happy with their silly inane toys, and multi-colored balls.
In the fields I was free as the untrammeled breeze-- I would then frolic, roll and play,
In nature, we lived happily in a close-knit pack, not in solitary c
onfinement all day.
Now I am forced to chew on artificial bones and in a secluded house I must stay,
But it was so much fun to be with one’s kith and kin, this I can honestly say,
Even when I’m hungry, I have to make do with whatever portion they may give,
The same processed food daily, isn’t appetizing at all, to be had as long as I live.
My master gorges on lip-smacking goodies which I would’ve liked to munch,
I would have relished digging into juicy flesh, for breakfast, dinner and lunch,
My jaws and teeth were meant for food, other than the processed dog fare,
Thoughtless men assume they are kind, that we’re treated with a lot of care.
Men should realize how unjust they are in unnecessarily torturing us.
Why should we undergo their senseless training, without any fuss?
If men could become wretched dogs and dogs, “God’s Chosen men”,
They would understand our sorry plight, without my having to explain.