Saver

Let me tell you a story Many years ago I bought a puppy Displayed at the street corner for sale Caged alone under the sun, hungry and frail. When the street vendor handed him to me He licked my hands, wagged his tail happily He ate three bananas in my basket Poor pup unfed for long hours, I bet. I brought him to my boarding house to stay But my landlady didn’t like dogs- to my dismay She asked me to keep him outside But kids stoned him for fun, he didn’t hide. I attended his head’s bleeding wounds While cringing in pain with whining sounds I put bandages then named him Saver To be my hero at times of danger. Saver grew up brave and smart on my lap He knew who’d hurt him when he was a pup He’d loved and enjoyed his weekend-bath Tooth brush, fur-paws scrub with nails' cut. But he was food poisoned at playground twice He came home dying, I was vet in disguise Giving him three spoonfuls of sugar I'd revived him with my loving power. He was my faithful body guard at night He accompanied me without fright At stores and pay-phone calls outside He never left me…always at my side. One day, I came home from work And propelled to a barbeque stand at the park I felt someone holding my shoulder from the back Oh my! It was him standing! He rocked. Then, time came to leave my country I couldn’t take him, I was so sorry I entrusted him to my friend and her family But he died after a year waiting for me. April 21,2022 10.10pm Theme: pets The true story of my dog when I worked at the city. Saver died 2008. I requested somebody to make a figurine that exactly looks like him. It’s now displayed at our living room in my birth place. This is my 2nd poem tribute for Saver. Form N - Narrative - New Poems Contest Judged: 4/27/2022 1:42:00 PM Sponsored by: Constance La France Place: 1