Black Dog Blues

by craig   Feb 18, 2004


So much more could be said... and done.

I was walking down a road
when a dog brushed by my leg,
well i never gave it another thought
as it trotted on ahead

Then a group of thugs jumped out
and grabbed it by its tail.
They kicked it and they punched it
as the dog let out a yelp

I ran over to the crowd
but I was pushed aside
just as a crowbar
smashed the dog between its eyes

Well I couldn't believe what I saw
I thought it was a dream
the cause for all this madness
the whole thing was obscene

I shouted "Who are you to tell-
who should live and who should die?"
but they just ignored me
and intensified their fight

Out of the corner of my eye
I saw a kid come down our way
he walked right up to the thugs
and he joined in the game

Not long after that
I heard the crack of the dogs neck
and a thug with a baseball bat
cried out `The bastards dead!"

The gang then lost their interest
the fight had seen its worst
and I walked over to the corpse
as the crowd began to disperse

And all of them walked away
all except for that kid
who seemed unaffected
to what he just had did

I asked him why they`d done this
how men could stoop so low
he looked up and said `Its easy-
the dogs name is Negro`

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  • 19 years ago

    by Natalie84

    I never ever expected that to end the way it did. WOW...I don't even know what to say. It's so sad...Excellent poem!! Keep it up and take care..

  • 20 years ago

    by paddy

    my god i'm crying as i write this.
    that was aweful what happened
    how you captured the meaning my god
    you are a fantastic writter,
    amazing i love all of your poetry,
    i'm lost for words truley amazing
    never stop
    love always
    lorna
    xxx

  • 20 years ago

    by Danielle

    I'm sorry, but I couldn't read it...I begain reading it, got to the 2nd verse, and quit...I hurridly got out, I'm sorry, I'm sure it was a great poem, but I just couldn't read somethin like that, I would break down crying, and right now I need not to cry, I'm sorry once again, But knowing something like that happened, breaks my heart in two...even if it wasn't true, i really dont' think that I couldnt' read it anyway

  • 20 years ago

    by craig

    M you are far too sweet, but please dont stop. This was meant to be an experiment, to see if i could sustain the rhyme and throw in meaningful words. I prefere free form poetry but having read a lot of your work lately I thought I`d take the plunge. Found it quite restricting at times, but when the right word popped into my head it was quite rewarding. As ever thanx again for your encouraging words

  • 20 years ago

    by Michelle

    I can't believe you have a 3.7 on this so far as of now....people must be blind I swear..I, of course, gave you a five..it's a very important topic and what a unique way to look at it...luv..

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