The Dog And Me

A dog sees me
 it passes on my way
 I shiver for a while
 I am afraid of dogs
 I try to run
 I pick up speed
the dog chases me
 I run as fast as I could
 the passersby stare at me
 they know not
 why am I running so fast?
once they see the dog
 they look at me with sympathy
 they confine the dog
 come to me with a smile
 Madam, do not run
 when you see a dog
 look at the animal steadily
 it would move away from your sight
 a lesson I learnt very late
 still  I feel like running
 when I see a dog.