bad sheep

It was the violent one That runs the wrong way and starts fights over food There's still a mark from when it bit you As you tried to wrap its wound It was the stupid one You turn your back and it runs toward danger Must have gone straight through the mud How many times now this week? It was the hungry one Though the flock enjoys fresh grass You're not satisfied with the good of the many You fence them up before the search It was the broken one You remember that sad day Poor thing fell in a ditch when it was still little Been shaken up ever since It was the senseless one What makes it run back to that place? Each escapade leads to another The more thorns, the better It was the hurt one That's why you ran--there! You shout for joy, tenderly rescue The bleeding, bleating, trapped, exhausted It would have been easier, practical, sensible, reasonable, justified, logical, rational, ethical To just cut your losses The world is left to wonder why It was the bad one