The Dog
Sonali Roy
The dog barked all day long,
but no one heard him.
No one came to give him food.
The dog ventured to the road
and faced a lot of traffic,
but cyclist saved him.
And they went ahead,
the dog still barking a lot.
A chariot with a rich man
stopped nearby, and its passengers
came out to take snapshots,
but they offered no bread
and went on their way.
The dog now came to a hut
and panted for some water.
Nobody quenched his thirst,
but threw water on him.
The dog sat on the green grass
of the garden and saw the baby
playing near the pond.
The dog dragged the child
to safety on the grass
and played with him.
The parents came to the dog.
The dog thought they came
to thank him and wagged his tail.
But instead, they brutally
beat him to death.
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