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Haunted by a Live Dog
I wake with a start
Wildly my eyes dart
Looking for the source
Of the howl so hoarse
… of my neighbours dog who haunts me!!
He’s not dead yet
But its my best bet
Like this if he continues to howl every morn
It would shortly be the funeral forlorn
… of my neighbours dog who haunts me!!
I have done some karma*
I
remember naught what adharma**
For every morning my slumber to be broken
By the loud raucious barkin’
… of my neighbours dog who haunts me!!
Days turned into weeks and weeks to months
A dog lives for a dozen year length
The thought of prolonged agony ahead
Waking every morning to that sound of dread
… of my neighbours dog who haunts me!!
He came as a puppy many weeks ago
And into a huge dog he has grown
His bark thunders across the street
I can feel the intrusion, I want to retreat
… from my neighbours dog who haunts me!!
I regret becoming vindictive
Of my state of my mind its indicative
I’m willing to harm another creature of God
Instead of tackling the insensitive, callous lord***
… of my neighbours dog who haunts me!!
Lord give me the necessary strength to bear
The haunting barks of my neighbours dear!!
-Marisha
21 Oct '07
* Karma : deeds
** Adharma : sin
*** I tackled the owners on 23rd October and since then the haunting has ceased J