Rescued

The whites of her eyes flash Toward the sounds outside the door. The pounding of someone’s steps Clopping up the stairs sends her body Into trembles. Her leg aches in the place Where the man struck her with his cane and left Her family alone to die. She remembers the pangs of hunger And the freezing temperatures That even snuggling couldn’t shoo away. But when the door opens, Her tail wags for the first time All day. She bounds off the couch to greet The girl who saved her life. With kisses, she says hello and asks Her to never leave again.