"Pink Dog"

In this poem, the speaker is mocking society. He is criticizing the people that live within society. The cruelty that is shown toward beggars is mocked through the idea that the people in society "take and throw them in the tidal rivers." The poem pokes fun at the people in society by criticizing the stress that has been put on physical appearance. People must look acceptable in society in order to be taken seriously. The speaker also brings Rio de Jainero into the poem through the mentioning of Carnival and sambas. I'm not quite sure of the point of this though. The poem outlines the acceptable norms of society.