When the knock came at the door that afternoon
My mom was not all that surprised
“Your dog bit my son” said our next-door neighbor
“Oh my” was my Mom’s quick reply
“Yeah, he jumped your fence to get his baseball”
“The dog wasn’t happy he did”
“So, she nipped him on the leg as he climbed back”
“It bled some and he’s scared to death”
Mom and the neighbor have had this talk before
Jimmy sure liked to climb our fence
He never learned that valuable lesson, though
Our dog was happy to oblige
There was no talk about who paid the doctor
There was no lawsuit ever filed
Back then, this was a kid who loved his baseball
Getting bit was part of the game
