Dog Days delves into Dr. Molly’s experiences, highlighting impulsivity, violence, and empathy in a world of turmoil, exclusively for Different Truths.
My dog days
doomed!
each day
Zac, my
Labri
goes crazy
or what!!
maybe
the heat
intense
of this
uncanny
season
drives him
crazy?
o, no dogs
are dogs
and men
no better!
especially
drawn by
impulse...
see
the youth
of a college
these days
jumping on
each to
Devour
Overpower
Outshine!
otherwise
how they
in gang
could chase
attack,
jump up on
a boy
of
their own
college, hostel,
to hack
and starve
him to
death
denying
even
drops of
water...
maybe
safe in
the thought
they will
be sheltered
by
the powers
that goaded,
and strung
the pulls
from
behind...
age of
Puppets
and puppeteers!
yesternight
was heavy
on me,
my dog
impairing
my vision
by eating up
my specs,
the costly
quality one...
how could
he does it
to me,
my poor
self
while
I was
absorbed
in the act
of
cleaning up
his kennel?
No! Morning
I woke up,
and wept
for the
parents
of the boy
their pangs
on losing
their doted
son
their
sustaining
edge of
hope, promise!
when will
we are free,
from the
acts of
insensitivity
cruelty
that dog
our days?
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Dr Molly Joseph, a bilingual professor and poet from Kerala, has published 26 books, including 18 poems, two novels, and two storybooks for children. She has edited “A Handbook of Contemporary Ethics” and works for values, global peace, and togetherness. Dr Joseph has won national and international accolades and represents India at SAARC and FOSWAL literature meets. She believes in the power of the word and writes boldly on contemporary matters.
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