The Dog With A Leash Poem by RIC BASTASA

if my goodness
depends on the way
i have followed your
wishes

forgive me in advance
but by now
i shall admire more
my ugliness

what good does it
provide
if the only dog that
you consider
as adorable is the
one with a leash
on its neck?

however intelligent
as you may call it
that parrot in the cage
will always be
deplorable

for as the cliche says
the best singing bird
is still the one flying
free in the forest