Bulldog

The Bulldog

The bulldog across the street stares at me every evening,

like a mountain that watches the waves whirl in the summer,

his eyes of exploding volcanoes,

his fur the color of the sky when night falls in,

his body, an image of a moving truck,

growls at my opaque car, when I pull in the driveway,

when I slowly opens the door and steps out, like a

stranger sneaking in windows,

heart racing like a shadow moving in the woods.

He growls at my footsteps, then takes off behind me,

like the rain that chases dreams, as I dash up the steps,

constantly growls like I’m crazy to step back outside, to step

into a world where my life would crumble within seconds.

Still, he growls for hours, till his owner comes home, and

retreats back to his place.  I look outside the window, frantic,

at the bulldog, knowing that tomorrow would have the same fate.

 

Reviews

[Call_Me_Miss_Imperfect]

Haha, I love this poem! My High School football team's mascot is the bulldogs, so this makes this poem even more awesome for me! Your words flow so beautifully. You really know how to draw your audience's attention by using creative imagery and descriptiveness. I have to be honest I don't think I could ever write about a bulldog. Especially not as well as you done. Now, I probably could write about a broken heart of a bulldog!Haha. Well done, Travis!

"I look outside the window, frantic,
at the bulldog, knowing that tomorrow would have the same fate."--Haha, hilarious!

--I have a long-haired chihuahua that barks so loud and a lot even with the smallest movements.

Ashley Rivers--Dream BIG and you'll win BIG ;)

[Travis Green]

Thank you very much!! I wrote this a while back and I thought it would be great to put up here. And you never know how well you can write until you try. I didn't think I could write good either, it just took a lot of hard work and it still do now. And that's cool about your chihuahua. I guess not with the loud barking...lol. And you Always Dream Big and reach Beyond the Stars ;)

[Call_Me_Miss_Imperfect]

Haha, you're very welcome! I know what you mean. Sometimes I fear that people won't like some of the poetry or pieces that I post for everyone to see. But then I think, I honestly write for myself even if it's a piece of crap. So never give up your dreams because of someone else's opinion :)