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Cruelty of a Canine by ~Rain-07:iconRain-07:

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Cruelty of a Canine

Maybe I’ll get a feed tonight
I think to myself
As I look across at the shimmery light
Ah, a full moon
In all its beauty
Big and bright

A sudden urge within me
No! I must resist scratch a flea
Nooo! Quiet I must be
Can’t help myself...
AARRROOOOO

Felt good I must admit
First time I’ve been happy for a long time
Until I was whacked and hit

Oh no
I hear movement
In the humans den
A temporary sun
Suddenly lit

Master slowly opens the entrance
He’s mad
My tiny body shakes all over
He reaches for his cold, hard shiny stick
Please master I’m just a pup
Haven’t you already done enough?
Please don’t hurt me
I’ll be good
Do just what a good dog should

Surely you must have had
A mum or dad
That nurtured you when you were cold
Then stayed and nuzzled you till the day grew old

Who I’m kidding
He doesn’t care
I can tell
By the cold and furious glare

It always comes
Before my punishment
The shiny stick
Cold and hard
Whips through the air
Crack!
Oh the unbearable pain
And despair
Every time is a shock

I am sorry, please forgi—
Whack!
I cry and whimper
Won’t do no good
Didn’t do what
A good dog should

The pain is horrendous
My thin legs give way
Pain shoots through my stomach
My body hits the cold hard ground

With a look satisfaction
Master heads back into his den
I lie there in shock
On the ground
With more pain than I can take
Barely uttering a sound

The next morning
Brings an unexpected surprise
I looked to the fence
Where I met a sad girl’s eyes

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O what has happened to you
Doesn’t your owner care
This dog is so thin
With not even a kennel
To sleep in

I look over at this pup
He lifts his head slightly
And whimpers
His eyes so full of fear and pain
O how could a little pup
Be treated so inhumane?

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I glance towards
My empty bowl
Then back at the fence
...She’s gone
My tiny body
Struggling to keep warm
Against the cold ground
And close my eyes
Longing for a life I used to know
A loving, kind and beautiful home

An urge to scratch one of the many fleas
On my body
Jumping from fur patch
To skin patch
Suddenly awakes me
In an attempt to scratch them off
My overgrown nails
Scratch a bad wound
Drops of blood
Stain the ground
I jump back as I let out a short, sharp sound
Into the trash
Which spills upon the ground
Should have resisted
But my urge just persisted

#####Whimpers#####

Out comes master
Maybe he has food for me
I look for it hopelessly
His cruel eyes
Look at me in disgust
They quickly revert to the ground
The cruel stare
Turns into a furious glare

Oh no! Not again
Run! I must run
No use
All chained up
Well I’ve had enough

####Growls####

His eyebrows raise
Again he reaches
For his shiny stick
I know what comes next
My sore tail
Up between my legs
I’m already tense
Let the beating commence

More sore thin body
Can barely hold itself up
Back away I must

My silent cry
Is interrupted
With piercing pain in my leg
Master yells
There’s another whack
Followed by another and another
Can’t hold it in
The pain is unimaginable
Screaming and whimpering
My body goes limp
And after that as I slump to the ground
Not another sound

I look across at the crimson pool
Lying, mocking next to me
Famished, parched, and sore
I close my eyes and
Nothing more

Another morning and
Yet another unexpected surprise
In too much pain to move
And again I met the sad girl’s eyes
But this time they’ve changed
She’s furious
And she’s crying

Sore and painful wounds
Fresh from last night
The crimson pool next to me
Shines against the morning light

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His tail slaps slightly
Against the concrete floor
It’s tiny body badly beaten
Is this the way
A dog should be treated?

I hold back the tears
That threaten to come out
This has gone far enough
I desperately haul myself
Over the old rusty fence
No more beating shall commence

I look down at the puppy
It looks back
I feel its pain
Its cry out for help
It doesn’t even have the strength
To get up, out of the burning sun
And the poor little thing
Its life has only just begun

With little effort
I pick up the young pup
Out of the pool of blood and filth
Where it lies
An animal in this state, I despise
Gently I carry its limp body
Towards and over the fence
This pup’s barely conscious
Lifts its head and gently licks my face gratefully
The innocent eyes barely visible
Through the battered eyelids
©2008-2009 ~Rain-07
:iconrain-07:

Author's Comments

I am new to poetry
this is my third and longest poem

It has deep meaning
So please don't be too critical
As it describes truly how I feel about animal cruelty
and as you have probably guessed - i am strongly against it

I hope you like it
and hopefully this is an eye-opener to people unaware of the cruelty and suffering of animals in our society

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:iconmoochips:
~mooChips Jan 21, 2009, 3:42:16 AM
>< it's really sad..><

..this morning, the neighborhood
streets were filled with animal bodies.
cats and dogs. someone poisoned them.
..they're gone, along with one of my
dear cats....TT>TT
:iconemie1123:
~emie1123 Feb 4, 2009, 4:39:19 AM
ohhhh. i am crying. that was amazing. the most beautiful peice of writting i have ever read.


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