I Wanted a Dog Part Three

  The following is part of an original poem I wrote.

And he loved cartoons.

He knew when they were on.

He barked me awake,

Then we cuddled on the couch and watched them.

He was a doggie alarm clock.

He had to watch his cartoons, crazy as that sounds.

He often watched more of them than I did.

He did have gas problems.

We suffered,

He thought it was wonderful.

And he had a girlfriend,

The big dog across the street.

It was true love.

They would have gotten married if dogs could legally.

The two of them have lots of time together,

When I was in a bad place,

When I was away for a while.

And then there was the seating arrangement.

He’d sit on the couch with me.

I know many dog owners won’t,

But I needed the snuggles.

He would occasionally hop on without me,

Or else try to push me off the couch.

And he was fast.

Let go of that leash,

And he’d be off at a run,

Not responding to me.

All the running he did,

 It was amazing he was never hit by a car.

He was also a coward.

Thunderstorms scared him.

Loud noises scared him,

But who actually likes sudden,

Unexpected loud noises.

My elevated voice scared him.

Most of all,

My cat scared him,

But if you met her,

You’d know why.

And then it happened.

It was all great.

Until it wasn’t.