Pet Dogs' Monologue

Ere becoming pets we were wolves Roaming chainless, hunting hares Hadn't signed the bond of serfdom yet Nor had learnt to fawn Then mortgaged freedom for crumbs Wore dog collar, the slavery-symbol To earn accolades, learnt snobbishly The art of detecting thefts and nabbing crime But despite our serving him Man was bent on our dimunitive downfall He rejoiced to see us as bonsai poodles And portable pocket pups. Yet he feared In us one untamed heredity trait The dormant volcano- the Rabies virus Eventually that too he conquered inventing A vaccine. Shrewd indeed shrewd! He inculcated The virtue of loyalty in us just to Safeguarded it from becoming extinct