SONNET 54 CHAIN
        2^ND SONNET FRIEND
Oh, worthy friend full of complexity,
Come let me caress that great noble head,
And look at those soft eyes as you are led
In the exercise yard, not roaming free.
Do you in your heart want to run for glee?
With the whip cracking close your eyes bloodshot red
As your body sweats and strains to get ahead.
At the end of the race what can you see?
How do you feel about humans like me
Who call you their friend? Are you full of dread
When you hear the crowds and those words are said,
They’re off ! Let me for a moment you be.
        Shall I lead you to pastures green and sweet?
        To run free like birds when morning they greet.

M Ann Margetson © August 13, 2001