Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, UNREPENTANCE, by LILIAN B. FORDE


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UNREPENTANCE, by                    
First Line: I am a dog. With a rip and a roar
Last Line: I am a dog. Good night.
Subject(s): Animals; Dogs


I am a dog. With a rip and a roar
I swore,
When my mistress—she
Put a chain on me.
'Twas coming on night.
I had a right
To the usual walk.
And talk
About rage — I was insane.
At the end of my chain
I pushed open the door,
And there on the floor
Lay a rug. I swore.
Every piece I tore
And chewed from that thing
(G-r-r- — Bing!)
Was a red hot oath;
A "Hell"! and a "Damn"! both.
And when I got through
I assure you
The rug wasn't there.
I'm glad that the hair
On my back grows thick.
My mistress was quick
With a near by quirt.
But it didn't hurt.
'Twas just the price,
And it cut no ice,
Of putting through
What I dared to do
When things weren't right.
I am a dog. Good night.





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