Pets

 

A quiet walk this starry night,

Ruined by a dog's barking bite.

Leave me alone, leave me in peace!

You mangy mutt, you barking beast!

 

Animals belong in the wild, if any wild be left,

Not enslaved by humans, and I must confess,

I prefer the company of people -- or solitude

To a barking or slinking animal in the room.

 

David Oesper