Dog on a Chain

you can't take it anymore
 so put me out the back door
 and slam it hard shut
 i watched you clean up after me
 i cut myself and let it bleed
 all over your favorite rug
 the one you love
 it's persian
 don't ever let me out of here
 just bring me back some souvenirs from the world
 something i can tear apart
 paper, plastic, flesh or heart
 i will destroy everything if i'm set free
 so don't untie me
 i had to set these boundaries
 or i'll run into the street
 and get run over by an s.u.v.
 i bark and growl and drool and snap
 take both hands and pull me back by my neck
 i must stay in the fenced-in yard
 scratching myself 'til i'm raw
 i'm always hungry for something
 for broken skin
 i never get any satisfaction
 i had to draw these boundaries
 'cause i'll run into the street and get run over by an s.u.v.