Accident

ACCIDENT

-noun

1. an unforeseen event or one without an apparent cause

2. anything that occurs unintentionally or by chance; chance; fortune

3. a misfortune or mishap, especially one causing injury or death

4. Also called: adjunct (logic, philosophy) a nonessential attribute or characteristic of something (as opposed to substance)

5. (metaphysics) a property as contrasted with the substance in which it inheres

6. (geology) a surface irregularity in a natural formation, especially in a rock formation or a river system

Unlikely as it may seem,

This really was no accident.

Truculent

TRUCULENT

-adj.

1. defiantly aggressive, sullen, or obstreperous

2. (archaic) savage, fierce, or harsh

As external viewers

It’s often difficult

To figure out which

Of the child or the fish

Is the most truculent

Snub

SNUB

-verb (trans.)

1. to insult (someone) deliberately

2. to stop or check the motion of (a boat, horse, etc.) by taking turns of a rope or cable around a post or other fixed object

-noun

3. a deliberately insulting act or remark

4. (nautical) an elastic shock absorber attached to a mooring line

-adj.

5. short and blunt

Forlorn and snubbed

Waiting for a compassionate move

And a cruel master