A Misplaced Loyalty

Into the street the dog ran on Heedless of the warning calls Running through the silent morn The dog failed to hear the horn As he chased his favorite ball He took his final breath that dawn A sight of horror the boy could not Stand to watch it through the end The dog he knew failed in his goal The ball now resting by a pole Away away around the bend The car drove on and did not stop The boy was left alone to ponder Why the dog would take the chance And heed no warning nor a call For he was loyal to his ball But now he's off with death to dance And leave us all alone to wonder