The ending made me laugh. God bless dogs indeed. I just visited my parents and their puppy and this reminded me of the absolute havoc she caused and how wonderful she is. I like the juxtaposition of before and after the dog comes and how once you hear her it's basically all just joyful chaos.


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Beautiful, love the way you write and the ending is fantastic -- especially as a dog lover myself. I usually try to offer a suggestion but I can honestly say there's nothing I'd change about this. Great job!

Yay! This made me so happy. I love dogs. We recently got another dog named Charlie. I think it's a very cute poem.

This is fantastic!

I work at a dog daycare and have a dog of my own. 
At first when I read this I thought, maybe the dog did something bad, perhaps broke something, but you can’t truly feel mad at them. There is something so awesome about their behavior; no matter what they do, I cannot look at them with even an ounce of anger. Frustration, yeah, sometimes 😂 but not anger!

But then the second time around it feels so tender and loving. When I come home from a long day or when I am having a tough time, there is nothing like the company from my dog. He does what no other creature can. I love the words, “with dull doll eyes”, it really captures that beautiful, innocent look. There’s nothing like a dog.

I really love the line “humiliating empty spaces of a puzzle”, as well; there’s something wonderful about that comparison. I empathize with that frustration at those gaps.

You totally captured that feeling. Wonderful poem!!


These nauseating and tormenting questions, 


Like the humiliating empty spaces of a puzzle - such is a heartache. 


I rattle its tiny pieces in my hand, 


pondering at the gaps,


My suspicions against facts. 


Could this? Maybe. 


Is this? No. Then,


Rolling thunder from the hall


I hear the clinks and clanks of a chain,


Tiny nails against the hardwood floor. 


Like a spiraling football, she leaps into my lap. 


The pieces, 


Now scattered about the floor.


With dull doll eyes, she looks up at me and I think,


 I don’t care anymore.



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God Bless Dogs