NaPM 11 April 2022

[Semicircle]

Regard the terrier, black and white,
who paces vigilant the cushion's edge,
who leaps, stalks, and leaps again
and, if a miss, who gives chase
in a mad dance to snap shut
his jaws around a roach.

Regard the silence he desires
when he begins to dig at tile,
when he is held close to the breast.
Regard his eyes, his unshorn hair
browning then greying, his snorting at play
and snoring at rest.

Regard his leaping with his prize
twitching and bleeding white in his mouth.
Regard his smile at a job well done,
at the plates pierced open to spill the guts,
at the legs twisted, wings shredded, and mandibles
pulsing with movement, opening and closing
as if the victim cries for mercy.
Regard the stain he leaves on the cushion
and the sound of scraping from behind the door.

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Maybe I could structure this better, hmm....

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Okay, quick revision:

Regard the terrier, black and white,
who paces vigilant the cushion's edge,
who perks up his ears at a subtle hiss
then leaps down, sniffs, and leaps again
and, if a miss, gives loud chase
in a mad dance to snap shut
his jaws around a roach.

Regard his smile at a job well done,
at the plates pierced open to spill the guts,
at the legs twisted, wings shredded, and mandibles
pulsing with movement, opening and closing
as if the victim cries for mercy.
Regard the stain he leaves on the cushion:
mangled black scales spilling white.

Regard the silence he desires
when he begins to dig at tile,
when he is held close to the breast.
Regard his eyes, his unshorn hair
browning then greying, his snorting at play
and snoring at rest. Regard his smell:
cinnamon bark with a hint of piss.

My spider and your dog would be friends,
one would end up eating the other I'm thinkin'

I like the idea of flat brained dog 
taking enjoyment out of killing a roach,
I imagine its doofy grin
as it rips it apart.