Kingdom Of Dogs (3) Poem by Freeyad Ibrahim

by Freeyad Ibrahim

A woman with a dog entered a store
She bought a can of meat
with a picture of a laughing dog on it
The dog was clearly on behalf of her husband
The lady laughed instead of the dog
at the joyful event
Because the dog does not laugh.

On the continent of Africa,
A woman is in front of a grill
On the fire roasted mice
Next to the grill is a plate with two mice in it
A boy with missing front teeth
Came out of a deep hole near her
He laughs
In his hand he holds two mice
He caught them
The mother turned to him crying
She knew he was laughing
because he has only eaten mice and rats
All his life.

The boy ate the mouse
And the dog ate beef
Wrong and vice versa
If the opposite was not true,
the Dog of the European lady ate the mouse
And the boy ate the beef

FRYAD HUGO