Gave Chase

Gave Chase

Open the door

Always A second behind

No worries

No fears

Dark thirty very near

Could not him

Brown with a hint of red

Saw one

then two

Called out

Once then twice

Where are three

Called out again

Where are you

I knew he was there

In the shadows of the street light

I was only a second behind

How could I lose him?

I called out

I yelled out

I cried out

Fear in my voice

Jack

JACK

I saw movement

Here he is

Walking towards me

There was something in his mouth

He me toward me

With a proud gallop

Proud and happily he trotted

I said Jack come here to me

When I called

He came

Closer and closer

I was appalled and stepped back

What he had in his jaws

His trophy to me as I called him back

I cried drop it

Leave it

Leave it

Drop it NOW!

He dropped it and looked at me

With curiosity

He stepped toward me
 looked at his prize

The creature did not move

Was it dead

I cried

NO

I yelled at him

You don’t kill anything

He knew I was mad but not as to why

I said come inside

All three came with me

As I peeked back

The creature did not move

I cried over the phone

My husband did not understand why

Off to work

Still dark outside

Before leaving in the truck

I peeked into the backyard

Where is it

It move

I feared it moved somewhere

Off to die

In peace

A sad and lonely

Painful way to die

 I cried

At work I tried

Not to think about it

Not one bit

I did

Once at home I looked for it

I saw nothing

I looked for its body

Nothing

My daughter said that

It might have been playing dead

Like a opossum

Laying in the dark for the safety to move

Move in the night like a bugler out of site

So it could run and hide

 And

Live

I was happy at this thought

That I could not find the creature that Jack caught

Happy that my dog that gave chase

Did not end a life

At least that is what I hope

Having never witnessed a chase end in a catch

End in death

I was and am happy that the chase ended in LIFE

The Chase did not end in death