Uncle Percy

Retarded Uncle Percy lives
 At his sister's place
 Her children help clean up his mess
 While she is away
 One day he hugged the family dog
 Tighter than he should
 Then dragged the dead thing by it's leash
 Around the neighborhood
 Grieving in the cemetery
 Where they bury pets
 Uncle Percy yelps and barks
 Not understanding death
 He tries to cheer the children up
 He hates to see them cry
 His simple ways just make things worse
 Percy wonders why
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 He plans to resurrect the pet
 Dig it from the ground
 Present them with their faithful friend
 Their decomposing hound
 He finds his way back to the grave
 Very late that night
 Digs up the dog and skins it with
 His rusty pocketknife
 Stab into the rotting beast and strip it of it's pelt
 Double-knotting shoelace strings, he ties it to himself
 Dropping down onto all fours, he hopes they can pretend
 This naked, bloody cretin is their favorite furry friend
 Wearing dog skin like a mask, he lumbers through the yard
 He chases birds and squirrels and toys a growling, yelping tard
 He scratches at the children's window, hoping they will play
 Horrified, the children scream and scare Percy away