Two hungry dogs lingered behind me,
I thought they wanted a meal.
My friend shooed them away,
They went; but slowly, in dismay.
I told my friend that it was wrong,
As they trotted and strayed along.
As the dogs went away,
They stopped to talk and pray
They seemed to be lost deep in thought.
What nature and destiny for them had brought.
I wondered what they were thinking of us,
The masters of the world, the conquerors of the earth.
Can’t we love and live with nature?
Can’t we help these speechless creatures?
As I stood there awed and dazed,
I read their faces,
Transfixed and amazed.
It dawned upon me that they were beautifully made.
I imagined that they were talking.
About us and our doings.
They thought that we were aliens on earth,
Who had been killing and conquering since birth.
They could do nothing against a man.
I watched the dogs enter a street,
I knew that they were searching for meat.
Why do we rob these innocent dogs?
Of basic food for which they long?
That day to me was a thickening fog,
Should we humans continue to hog?
_ jui