Paco

A Poem by Jon Roggie

Yes,
Paco.

I see you!

Let me rub your ears!

Sorry,
no treats today.

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Now,
   let me step back a bit.

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I guess this should be a story,
and it is,
   but I think you can hear my voice.

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Paco is a rescue story.

One of either luck, or fate.

Neighbor going to the store,
riding a bike,
   and she notices a sign.

Free Puppies.

She never had a puppy.

Finds the place.

Squalid.

Brings back Paco,
newly named.

Maybe weighs a pound,
trembling.

Now,
bit of love,
   ready to take on the delivery guy.