Dogs 2020


v(1/6/2020)
when
Faris sees
a trapped
animal
even
an imprisoned
insect
he feels
genuine
pain
an empathy
that transcends
all genetic
bounds
he helps
when
he can
mourns
when he
cannot
he remember
sympathetic thoughts
toward humans
at times
but he
could never
get close enough
to them
to help them
directly
he would
donate
from a distance
when possible
people
thought him
cold
but he
would never
reveal
his contributions
keeping
his left hand
hidden
from his right
both
from public
scrutiny
now
that he was
isolated
in the extreme
he could
finally practice
true charity