the dog, the dove, the turtle
decided to go to war
they trained and trained and trained some more
for they were going to war
they finally concluded
that the time was ripe
they would set out on their mission
at the first sign of light
they reached their destination
they conquered all they saw
a duck, a fawn, a grizzly bear with an injured paw
the dog, the dove, the turtle
with nothing else to kill
turned upon each other
their training with them still
the dove pecked out the turtle’s eyes
the dog he ate the dove
then he died of loneliness and the lack of love