For the Love of Dog

I have a black dog

Igor of many

mixed breeds

in the gravel

pawing

or is it

Chandra

moonlit

that hounds me

like memory

or grave

nostalgia

a reminder

of a walk

or a path

to be taken

a trail

explored

or not

yet inspected

I hear a whining

with tugging

at the leash

of liberty

or imagination

pulling at the feet

of obstacles

to be dodged

while wandering

panting near

at the collar

and hollering

at my dogged

Shadow

with teeth

04.12.2023

For the Love of Dog challenge @rosetempest