DOG

Derelict on a temple floor
Ether earth surrounded
By the rich and the poor
And their half born prayers confounded
 
And all that he saw remained the same
With everything round him changing
 
Staring into space all day
They wondered is he holy
Wondered what he's staring at
And decided he was crazy
 
One day a girl pitied him
This fresh fruit pit of stone
With invite to her blessed home
To bathe to rest and eat
 
And all he saw remained the same
With everything round him changing
 
At appointed time instead  
A stray mongrel dog appeared  
And ate the food prepared  
She was surprised yet
 
She laughed out loud
Bathed the dog with love
And in her bed it slept
And best friends they became
 
And all they saw remained the same
With everything round them changing
 
Though he and she never met again
They lived happily ever after
For she had seen the God in dog
And he himself in her
 
And all he saw now remained the same
Though everything had changed
For the sign he wore was the abuse all bore  
And his refusal to collude therein