[Written: 2024-11-27]

The dog was gentle with me on that day,

It had my hand in its mouth, it could have crushed it away.

I thought how wise he was, that he would still stay,

He would not menace, he just drops into a lay.

It is why the bullied sit so far away,

No need for violence every time somebodies eyesight strays.

What a useless waste of two lives when you can’t learn to play,

There are harder battles in life, so I shall save my breath for another day.