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