You came to us, curled tightly on the floor,A shaggy roll, shaking, small, and flatAs if movement would subject you to more Cruelty that you had known and absorbed into your core,Your soul’s worth diminished to only thatWhich you could birth, the profit they could score Thanks to your body and all that it couldContinue reading “Luna’s Villanelle”
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The Prodigal’s Dog
I knew him while he was growing up. He was the one who threw my stick, rubbed my belly, ran with me in the fields. I slept at the foot of his bed and rose with him each morning. Then one day, he was gone. I sat at his father’s side and watched him leave,Continue reading “The Prodigal’s Dog”
The Life That She Deserved
I long thought of myself as strictly a cat person. I loved interacting with other people’s dogs, but for my own home, I preferred the company of cats only. To me, they were more independent, more snuggly, and their type of playfulness was what I preferred. Those who consider themselves dog people immediately will beContinue reading “The Life That She Deserved”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 