Because the vet shook his head
and shut his bag
and left -
he cursed her and kicked her where she lay.
Because she could not stand
but strained her neck
to no effect -
he beat her with his fists and pushed her from her stall.
Because she could not live
black and white
bones and bag -
he dragged her by her tail
across the rugged concrete floor
across the time that kept her from her end -
he dragged her by her tail
in a rage of desperation
his muscles bulging under a ragged shirt -
he dragged her by her tail
from his barn,
from his life.
Welcome!
The poems in this beautifully bound book are a result of over twenty years of observations. Observations of the world around us and on the telecommunications network. All of the hate, love, heroism, disasters, and those who help.
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Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.