Dog

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At one time Dog was her friend His loyalty and friendship were unquestionable He guarded the gates of her house with pride She found solace in this beast This is how things began She would show him off as her companion Feed him well take him out on long runs Dog was grateful Her friends were less than enthusiastic They were quick to point out his size his ferocious snarl What if he were to turn on her alone in her house? She smiled There was nothing to fear One day because of some troubled magic in the air she kicked him He had been minding his own business when she summoned him and without warning rammed her boot into his chest Dog immediately bared his teeth this was unacceptable She quickly recovered from her spell and stroked his back fed him calmed him down Dog smiled to himself Dog remembered There began to form a habit it would be random He would be kicked for associating with anyone else that might take him away from her He would be kicked for simply being Dog She would alternate her violence with good cuts of meat and dessert Over the years he would wonder what if anything he had done on this first occasion of many As time passed she reminded him of all his pleasures As long as he stayed faithful and loyal to her Dog wondered of things would ever be the way they once were With this weight a sadness grew He one day realised that the lady had skilfully learned to taunt Dog to make him bear his teeth She had managed to amuse herself carelessly by confusing and angering him As his tolerance grew so did her kicking Dog would do his best to defend himself He was the stronger of the two and in her moments of lucidity the lady would realise this But secretly he wondered if things would ever be the way they once were He began to realise that the lady had become more and more contemptuous More eager to provoke him Dog began to look in the mirror more and see how he was growing older and more tired from her beating She alternated her vitriol and praise This was her most private of strategies But we now that over time even the darkest corner of a box reveals itself More and more this felt like fat If he could he would have bitten it off and spit it out Recently the lady kicked him This abuse lasted for hours She kicked him in the teeth and everywhere else she could find before she became tired Dog took it without too much complaint She was no as lucid as he had hoped and he did not try too much to stop her She kicked him when he was down Eventually he had to push her away and retreat Then a few hours later she came to him smiling She had run and gotten him a big steak and many desserts This was not unusual It was how she had over the years won back some semblance of closeness with him Dog had known this for a long time It didn't work The world stopped for a brief moment She had began looking for a new companion He could smell that she was looking an every corner she could find and every crowd she could invent She made exclamations about his bared teeth about how frail she was Yes she was looking for a new dog One with the kind of vigour that he had shown her when she and first purchased him Dog silently started heading my way The secret magic was in the air when Dog arrived He and I knew what had to be done I slit his throat and he succumbed He bled to death gracefully and without effort In the stillness I carved him into small morsels And fed him to God Abraham wept