bulldog
raze
some
animals
belong
together
.
take
these
two
.
the
man's
body
a
broken
lawn
chair
.
his
cane
a
cruel
prosthetic limb.
his
dog
a
stubborn
beauty
with
a
face
that
frowns
even
when
it's
smiling
. "
you're
pissing
me
off
,
you
knucklehead,"
the
man
says
.
but
there's
love
in
his
gruff
voice
.
his
name
is
a
mystery
.
he
calls
his
walking
partner
the
same
thing
i
call
the
golden
retriever
i
love
best
.
the
courage
bred
into
him
for
bull baiting
has
been
dulled
down
to
fifty pounds
of
unforced
friendship
.
i
feel
the
full
weight
of
his
heart
dig
into
me
when
he
leans
against
my
leg.
he
rolls
over
and
gives
up
his
stomach
,
and
with
it
the
keys
to
his
kingdom
.
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