A Microcosm Of Maunday Thursday's Murder Poem by RIC BASTASA

on a maunday Thursday
my goat was badly bitten by the dog
of my sister-in-law

dead upon their arrival from church,

my nephew reports that they were lax
into believing that a domesticated dog
can still kill an innocent goat,

my sister did not bother saying oh it is
just a goat and you can never blame the dog
because it is simply doing it by instinct

i told my neighbor who likes goat meat
to eat it and asks him if he likes dog meat
too

my nephew blames the church
my sister blames the dog

i do not like goat meat and so
i never blame anybody.