i'm sorry

I dropped the leash That cheap metal sound you always turned around for You didn’t turn around Somebody said, “Call somebody.” I said your name Then louder hey come back you don’t know you’re dead yet One back paw was folded under you I tried to fix it One back paw was folded under you I tried to fix it A woman held my wrist The turn signal kept going click click click click I’m sorry I yelled this morning I’m sorry this is about me I’m sorry They wrapped you in a blue towel that did not belong to us I wanted to steal it but I said thank you I became polite while you were dead I slept with your collar around my wrist By morning it smelled like my hand The radiator knocks twice I sit up on the first Come back. I know you’re dead come back anyway The leash is still on the pavement in my head I keep reaching down i became polite