Friends for a Moment

Act I

The thunderstorm drums

Against my bedroom

Window and I can feel

The dog shivering at

My numb shivering feet

And I’m not sure who

To blame for the wet

Spot that surrounds me

In my Tinkerbell bed.

Act II

It’s my ninth birthday

And the dog runs away

As my pony-tailed friend

Tries to squeeze a blue

Hannah Montana vest

On him.

Act III

He broke my heart eight

Minutes ago and my

Kitchen floor is sprinkled

With tears and chocolate

Fudge brownie ice cream.

You lunge for the leftovers

And I shield you away

Only to find you were

Aiming for my tears.

Act IV

The infinite shades of 

metal and blue blur in

The tears that swell my

Vision. I struggle to

Regain composure only

In knowledge of a last

Chance to capture your

Sweet old puppy gaze.