Sometimes, life is hard

[brynmawr1]

Is " pitty" a typo, or a bit of slang I just don't know?

Don't quite get connection between last line and the poem.

Third stanza is my favorite.  It could stand alone.

Yeah, this one is sparse.  I was afraid the last lines would be confusing.  'Pitty' is slang of sorts for Pitbull.  Before I try to edit too much, I am wondering what you think the poem is trying to convey.  Thanks for reading, TqB.
bryn

Ooops, I meant second stanza is my fave and could stand alone.

I'm not too good at explication, but I'll give it a shot: people and the issues they face in their relationships to their pets; pets have a hard life, dependent as they are on the goodwill of humans; the fabric worn bare would be a pet who has done something, like the pit, or simply gotten old and expensive to keep alive, in the first stanza.  That's what I'm thinking it's about.  Obviously, the examples portray our humanity at its possible best (or worst).  But central characters are the pets themselves, so it elicits sympathy for them in me.

Hope that is some help.  

Thanks TqB.  Sorry if I put you on the spot but it helps to know how the poem is interpreted.  I was a little confused by your comment on your favorite stanza!  I kept reading S3 thinking there was something in it I hadn't intended.  Ha!
There is one other character that I didn't make clear.  How about if I changed the title to "A Day in the Office"?  I'm terrible at titles.
Take care,
bryn