Born a Suspect

Shhh, be very still and quite

Anybody watchin’ ?

This rawhide bone belongs to that

Diva Supermodel; Daphney.

We were told she “needs them for her teething”

but I want to make it

mine.all.mine

Victory, this feels so right.

Now, I just need to sneak away for some privacy.

Ut oh, someone is coming.

Caught.

 Before I could bury it under a pillow

or the living room curtain.

Piling mounds of invisible dirt on its deliciousness

until

I rub the top my nose off from rug burn.

 a Hurt So Good.

Thwarted and feeling sad.

 Would someone come sit and hold me?