A Dog with a Missing Leg

A dog with a missing leg Knocked down by a driver Drove at dog speed And barked away We have stopped to see A group of people, too The dog with a missing leg And smoke from nearby hut The municipal is here Health officer with a spade Staring at the carcass And calling for backup The cop's siren is here Looking around curiously I wonder why, for a dog And bullet in the barrels A man looks on and yawns A sharp kitchen knife in hand He looks anxious And prays for a miracle A newsman looks on Been here for long A canon camera at hand He waits for his time The dog with a missing leg Has brought us together Nobody speaks but we talk There is tension in the air No rules of engagement Someone is angry, another one hungry Someone is joking, another one hoping we are here on our terms