indolent, half-lifted eyelid.
A tail wagged drowsily.
A half-whine of acknowledgment.
A limp, reluctant handshake
and taunting dejection
on not getting the promised biscuit.
A quiet, piercing stare
as the clock strikes six
that hour of his business.
An ambling unconcerned walk,
immune to tugs on the leash
and no interest in thrown balls.
Fingers clasped firmly in teeth,
a demonstration of power
that was right now not being used.
Hungry, innocent eyes
pleading for dinner, not counting
the meal consumed minutes ago.
The quiet snore,
teeth half-exposed in warning
to let sleeping dogs lie.
Just like the quiet vacuum
unfilled by furry memories
of the dog who tore my heart.
A tail wagged drowsily.
A half-whine of acknowledgment.
A limp, reluctant handshake
and taunting dejection
on not getting the promised biscuit.
A quiet, piercing stare
as the clock strikes six
that hour of his business.
An ambling unconcerned walk,
immune to tugs on the leash
and no interest in thrown balls.
Fingers clasped firmly in teeth,
a demonstration of power
that was right now not being used.
Hungry, innocent eyes
pleading for dinner, not counting
the meal consumed minutes ago.
The quiet snore,
teeth half-exposed in warning
to let sleeping dogs lie.
Just like the quiet vacuum
unfilled by furry memories
of the dog who tore my heart.
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