The bacon was settling
in my jentacular walk
when I came upon a scene
causing a mob to gawk
He sat silently
eyes shining in the sun
a small dog barking at him
refusing to run
The small dog’s hair stood up
his bark so loud
I started to interfere
but was stopped by the crowd
The alligator inched forward
ready to attack
my eyes widened
as his mouth cracked
Tension mounting
all eyes glued to the scene
could hardly stand it
wanted to scream
Moving closer
the small dog held his ground
then came the kaboom
a surprise to all around
A kaboom
the sound of a firecracker
caused the small dog and alligator
to immediately scatter
I turned around
to the sound of laughter
a young boy
whose small dog the gator was after
Calling the small dog
he announced the game was over
the dog happily followed him
having proved he was not a pushover
copyright 2021 Debbie Pierce
