Shakespearian Tail

Tis' but thy tail that is my enemy ;
Thou art thyself , though not a Rottweiler.
What's Rottweiler? It is nor paw, nor tail,
Nor front, nor rear, nor any other part
Belonging to a dog. O, be some other feature!
What's in a tail? that which we wag so happily
By any other feature would seem as sweet ;
So Rottie would , were he not Rottie call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Rottie doff thy tail ,
And for that tail which is no part of thee
Take all myself.

Angela Stevenson