You are a master criminal      a canine
thief      you’ve stolen the rug
under my feet      once steady in grief
memories you’ve rappelled       burgled my bed
cunningly chewed       through a rawhide safe
camouflaged yourself in dirt      vandalising
my garden      my chair      my everywhere
entwined you in me      two teething rings
handcuffed already      robbed me of sleep
while you shoplift      my shirt and socks, your pillow
an underground spy      you outsmart the resistance
you see and watch      embezzle even time
you’ve plundered my tears      awoken new fears
as I pray in your fur      you mug me with kisses
abducting away my heart       I cry, only stay.

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Submitted as part of “National/Global Poetry Writing Month” (#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo).

Today’s prompt:  Day Twenty-Nine:  I challenge you to write a paean to the stalwart hero of your household: your pet. Sing high your praises and tell the tale of Kitty McFluffleface’s ascension of Mt. Couch. Let us hear how your intrepid doggo bravely answers the call to adventure whenever the leash jingles.

30 Poems in 30 Days

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