Dog

Bark and we'll beat you.
Run and we'll catch you.
Howl away you socialite,
you useless fangs.

Dip your tail in the puddle.
Shit by the road. Sniff
through garbage and
eat. You have no master;

so everyone is. A rope 
around your throat.
Sit tight on the rug
near the garage, and wait  

in full swagger
of a slave.

Dale Chou
2018-08-08