پرسش انگيز  است رفتارِ سگ تازی


يا مي جهد كه پاره پاره ام كند

 يا دوستم گردد
اصلاً نمي فهمي كه قصدش چيست.
يا با زبان و يا به دندان
به سمت دست های خالي من خيز بر مي دارد
اينجاست
كه مي ايستم


تا كه
چه پيش آيد 


 

Francis  uses an extended metaphor throughout the poem, comparing life to a hound that may or may not be friendly when it approaches.

Life and hound are said to have certain things in common. Or, since he used the word 'equivocal', have uncertainty in common. Life, like a dog, sometimes comes in a friendly fashion, but sometimes attacks.