My Owner

I trot after her and settle on my bed in the kitchen.
Knowing first she will feed the humans, then the cats.
I will only be yelled at if I get underfoot, finally
Getting my breakfast I slowly scoff it down.

Owner is yelling at me, what did I do? Oh I am in the way!
Shuffling around deciding which bed I prefer today. 
Driving owner mad as I circle and circle then flop down.
After all I must make sure I have scared off all snakes.

Time to go out I bound along at owners side
wanting to get there first being checked back to heel.
Can owner not understand I should go first to protect
the household from any dangers lurking?

Yelling command on top of command, so confusing I close my ears.
One word at a time please if you want me to listen!
Remember Human language is not my own tongue I need time
to assimilate translate and then to finally obey.

Does owner not understand the more frantic they become
the higher state of alert this pushes on me I can not relax.
If owner is so tense and concerned there must be peril lurking.
At last home owner slowly relaxes and I come down from high alert.

This Mexican man stopped by and with him I did click,
He spoke my language and understood where I was coming from.
He taught my owner and showed how to dealt with things calmly.
Oh boy yes Life is much better due to Caesar Milan.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Meier-Hans Avatar
September 25, 2014 at 8:11 PM
Oh Shadow, I love this so much. That Mexican man you spoke of I adore and have several DVD's of his. This is brilliant. Oh yes that wasn't you.
Yvonne Avatar
September 24, 2014 at 10:13 AM
What a unique poem and so well executed. Thank you for a great read.
Horsman Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 5:15 AM
This is amazing poetry Shadow, could create a film/movie around this poem... also very clever, i like the last stanza so would Caesar
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