the fiend longer; <br />old age – <br />the truth <br />without wings or mercy – <br />the man shakes <br />sobs <br />self-incriminating <br />because … <br /> <br />he paid that needle <br />forgot – <br />feels ashamed he dug <br />his dog’s <br />grave.<br /><br />Ariel<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/nine-months-after-the-dog-died/