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Done Up Like A (Dystopean) Dogs Dinner
I was walking, wandering
Down a street
In a far off land
Just the other day
I walked past what i thought
Was a pet shop
I saw an animal
In a cage
In the window
And as i passed
It yapped at me excitedly
Wagging its tail
Excitedly
I walked into the shop
This distant pet shop
In a far off land
And in my head
I sang
"How much is that doggy in the window?"
"The one with the waggly tail?"
And before i had finished
Singing this song
The dog had been slain
I left the shop
Lost for words
Horrified
A passing stranger
Saw my anguish
Informing me
It was no longer a pet shop
Was now a butchers
The shop owner came out
And handed me the tail
"Tourist souvenir?"
Down a street
In a far off land
Just the other day
I walked past what i thought
Was a pet shop
I saw an animal
In a cage
In the window
And as i passed
It yapped at me excitedly
Wagging its tail
Excitedly
I walked into the shop
This distant pet shop
In a far off land
And in my head
I sang
"How much is that doggy in the window?"
"The one with the waggly tail?"
And before i had finished
Singing this song
The dog had been slain
I left the shop
Lost for words
Horrified
A passing stranger
Saw my anguish
Informing me
It was no longer a pet shop
Was now a butchers
The shop owner came out
And handed me the tail
"Tourist souvenir?"
Published 18th Aug 2020
Author's Note
heard on the radio yesterday (aug 17th 2020), that North Koreans have to hand over their pet dogs, for consumption, due to food shortages. after googling, i discovered that in UK it is not illegal to eat your own pets, and that law applies to 43 states in USA, thankfully only a few reported cases.....
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