These prison bars I sit behind
From which there is no escape.
Why didn’t I get a second chance
But now, it is too late.
I tried to live my masters way
To put instincts behind.
To disobey meant punishment
And oh how hard I tried.
I didn’t mean to trash the house
I did it just for fun
It was boring being in the house
With no place I could run.
And when I got to go outdoors
He put me on a chain
I'd run around in circles
Til he come back again.
Uh oh, he found the hole I dug
I did it to stay cool
He beat me with his balled up fists
Oh why is he so cruel?
My tail tucked between my legs
I'm so scared that I pee,
It doesn’t matter what I do
He’s just so hard to please.
He doesn’t even like the song
I howl for him at night
He yells “SHUT UP” and out he comes
To start another fight.
I'm battered bruised and all alone
Is this how life should be?
When all I wanted was his love
And true acceptance of me.
For I cant help the way I am
At times I feel so strange
I guess I'm like my ancestors
That once had roamed the range.
So here I sit on death row
Trapped behind these bars
Soon to be a spirit
Free amongst the stars.
I guess I'll never understand
The punishment that he
Gave me each and every day
For simply being me.
By Karen Evans