'Runt' - #poem by Manic Pianic
Channel: Flipside Bride
Date: 2020-01-03

We are caninely connected but whole breeds apart. Born
stunted and weak with limited vision:
Your behaviour blinded towards this friendly bloodhound
as you’ve come to expect round the clock attention
Smothered in your comfort zone blanket of love so your
mother can continue to lick you to death,
whilst always on hand to clear up your mess
They hoped you’d attain a pedigree class but your
imposter, smart, sheep dog disguise
revealed to me you’re just an average mutt in sheep's clothing
Dog. Shit. Lies
to protect you from the rest of the pack;
thrown off the scent so they won’t bite back
You should be kept on a leash; you don’t socialize well
You can play along but you don’t play kind
Irritating whines 
of “if only” this and “I’m so unlucky”
Little yappy snaps at the expense of others
Yesterday's harmless pup 
now today's grown up 
pest. Unwanted and as irritating as the fleas on your back
You’ve developed a nasty dog eat dog habit
as you deliberately piss on my new welcome mat
So stop barking up the wrong family tree. You’re
old enough to slip out of your collars and chains
otherwise you’ll repeat the same 
worn out tricks your father taught you
(I suspect faulty genes from his paternal side
passed down through a generation or two)
Along with bad misguided puppy training
which always taught you to talk the talk
but never ever to walk the walk
I could have taken you under my paw 
and shared my fun Kong toys, licked your
wounds and showed you new paths to explore
We could have become tail wagging buddies, but now you’ve
bitten my hand that could have fed you
You can teach this old dog new tricks
because I have big ears and like to listen. I’m a
hound trained to sniff out this bullshit, 
but your head is infected 
so too late to be corrected
Alas, your fur has grown very coarse over the years:
The true dull ugly nature of your breed is snarlingly clear
although it’s never really come much as a surprise
so to me, you’re always the 
runt in disguise.

©️2020 Manic Pianic @flipsidebride
http://www.flipsidebride.net

Prose poem written in the style of a rant