I'm
Nobody Important
The
sun spirited away my last drop of water,
Fed it to an already-fat cloud.
I run 'round the pole once to shake my rage.
My paws pound my own stink into the already putrid earth.
But I'm nobody important.
I'm just a chained dog.
A kid threw a big stone at me as he passed by.
Only attention I've had all day,
So I was kinda glad,
But even gladder that he missed.
I run again 'round that pole,
A second whirl to let off steam.
The chain catches my leg
And I'm down.
"SHUT UP!" they yelled from the big house.
I still won't stop crying.
The heat covers me
Like a blanket covers a fire.
But I'm nobody important.
I'm just a chained dog.
—Barbara
E. Rosen
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