I Only State Here Poem by Francis Duggan

I only state here what is a fact of life
The bloke who beats his dog too beats his children and wife
For those cruel to animals can be cruel to their own kind
To control by violence they are that way inclined
Those who are cruel to animals have a darkened soul
They resort to violence as a means of control
They mostly use violence as a power thing
Of the praises of bullies we ought not to sing
Through violence as such respect is never won
The man who kicks his dog can kick his wife, daughter or son
To themselves the victim of their violence they do not endear
You can never love or respect one you have grown to fear
The karma we receive is the karma we are due
And I only speak of here what is held to be true.