Pink Dog

At first I took this poem way too literally and assumed it was about a dog. But the as i really read it i realized that this dog is symbolic for a prostitute. This poem talks about this "pink dog's" exploits. It makes the reader grasp how passerbyers react to prostitution or even homeless people. The "drawback and stare." There is also satire used when the speaker talks callously of what the city does to beggars. I thought it was his way of bringing into focus all that is wrong with his city. But also that even these people will be in the city and are apart of it. Although then he randomly talks about hte carnival which is Rio de Janeiro. It is a big carnival and i think he talks of the this so the reader sees that these lowly people will make it not as prettty. Or he means they can also have fun.