Monday, May 25, 2009
Desires
There was a house.
Well to do. Rich.
Known on the surface to be a house full of love. A house filled with happiness.
There was a dog. A stray dog.
Lonely. Depressed. A failure.
A dog wanting love. A dog wanting affection.
But yet, gets none.
It doesn’t deserve any.It was a stray dog. One which was not inane.
Unlike the poodle.
The poodle sat on the cushion.
Comfortably. Flawlessly.
It lapped milk with its tongue.
Gracefully.
A symbol of status.
The perfect depiction of love.
One which looked down upon the stray dog. With its conceited eyes.
Stabbing.Yet, it looked at people with its big, adorable, pitiful eyes.
Who will pity me?Though dim, indeed, it knew how to please the masters.
The masters poured their wealth into the mindless poodle to groom it. Showered their love onto it. To make it contented. Satisfied the wonderful poodle’s every demand.
Oh, what a little angel.No matter how much the stray dog tried to please the masters, it was a burden on their backs.
A huge heavy load.
With such heaviness it needed to be dragged around.
They gave the leftovers to it. It only got the scraps of food the poodle had rejected.
Hungrily, it gnawed the crumbs.
The masters looked at the stray dog with revulsion.
Even so, they still loathed the stray dog.
The masters would rather squnader their money on the adorable poodle.
It was a waste of time. A waste of money.The stray dog was valueless. Worthless.
Unlike the pretty poodle.
Attracting the master’s eyes. Attracting all their attention.
The poodle was priceless. No amount of money was worth it.
It was their pride. Their wealth. Their world.
The masters got slapped by their bosses. In turn, they came home with a stick.
A weapon built upon fury, antagonism and hatred.
Lashing the poor stray dog.
Venting their anger.
If only I could die.The poodle sat on its cushion.
Smiling smugly.
The masters tenderly stroked its precious fur. With delicate fingers.
With much hatred, they indignantly kicked the beaten stray dog.
“Get out! I don’t want to see you! You son of a bitch!”
Tears began to drip.
Not wanting to incur the wrath of the masters, it scampered out of the house.
Disgracefully. Tearfully. Dejectedly.
Pathetic.Outside, on the grass, sat the stray dog. This area had not once been trod on by the desirable poodle. Not once.
It was deemed much too filthy.
The stray dog watched with misery and abhorrence at the poodle and the masters.
The masters loved the poodle. It was their sole concern in life.
While treated the stray dog as shit.
Shit.The stray dog was starving. It observed the poodle eating its tinned food.
Envy filled the stray dog’s heart.
The masters would not feed the stray dog after such a dreadful day.
There was no doubt about it.
Hunger.One word. Six letters.
A word which constantly appeared on the stray dog’s mind.
Hungry for food. Hungry for love. Hungering for the desire to be like the poodle. Hungering so much to be like the beautiful dogs walking on the pavement.
With heads held up high.
The stray dog looked at itself.
Painfully, it hung its head with shame.
It could never be one of them.
The stray dog would be satisfied to even get a quarter of the love the poodle received.
The masters always promised love.
Love. What it has hungered ever more.
But they never delivered it.
Not now. Not ever.The stray dog was abandoned.
It walked around cautiously.
Senselessly. Lost.
Afraid the uncertainty of the night would consume it.
A feeling of forlornness crept inside.
Was there even an inside?It wandered about in the darkness.
Step by step. Paw by paw.
Laughter was ringing in its ears. Stares were crawling on its skin.
A dead silence.
The quietness looked with perplexity at the stray dog.
Nothing but the silence could be heard.
Piercing.The stray dog cowered into a corner.
With fear. With no place to hide. With no where to run to.
There were a few kind souls who took pity on the stray dog.
Giving it what it has hungered for so long.
Meat. Bones.
But never the love of the masters.
Sympathy wept in the hearts of the strangers.
But not love.
Never love.Love was all it had ever wanted.
I am a dog. Nothing but a dog. A stray dog.
A dog waiting for love.
Waiting to fulfill its hopeless and impossible dream.
Waiting to get beaten.
Waiting for this cruel life to end.
Waiting.© {Pandora's Box}
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