The Dog And Chain

With slender frame, and wire fur,

Four leather shoes to foot.

With ears that see,

A nose to see,

And eyes that see when shut.

A little boy, that loves no one,

Has time for everything;

And wants to see,

And wants to feel,

And wants to feel something.

His neck is bound,

His senses muzzled;

The chain is yet to cut.

He breaks away,

And tastes the air,

Loving with every; but

He runs and runs,

Heart spilling with every step,

But the chain has yet to cut.

It chokes the nose,

And rings the ears,

And streams the eyes when shut.

With slender frame, and wire fur,

Four leather shoes to foot.

With ears that see,

A nose to see,

And eyes that see when shut.

A little boy, that loves,

Has time for everything;

And wants to see,

And wants to feel,

And wants to feel something.

His neck is bound,

His senses muzzled;

All is stole from him.

He'll chew his foot,

And bite down hard

If the chain is yet to cut.

He breaks away,

And tastes the air,

Smells the earth

Shakes the fur;

But has the chain been cut.