Courtney The Dog Who Followed me Home

A puppy once

followed me home

and it just

wouldn't leave me alone.

So I asked my mother

if I could keep and love her.

She said “We'll see”

and that made me happy.

Usually I got my way

Usually in the same day.

This time it took so long

but I knew I had to stay strong.

I named the dog Courtney

who jumped around in glee.

She loved her name

I called and she came.

I would feed her

and brush her

She would sit

when I said “Sit”

She barked when I said “Speak.”

By then it had been a week.

So I asked my mom again

She said to give her ten.

I thought she meant minutes

She hadn't said yes

but she didn’t say no

I was as happy as could be

Until Courtney took a pee.

She peed on the floor

and I ran out the door

“I don't want her no more!”

to which my mom replied

“Just clean the floor.”

It's been two weeks and a day

and my mom still didn’t say

I taught Courtney to stay.

I taught her to lay.

I taught her to pee outside

when she did I was filled with pride.

When I went to bed

she slept by me head.

I would cuddle with her

and I swear she would purr.

I loved her a bunch

I would sometimes even

give her my lunch.

My mom didn't know

Cause she would have said so.

I tried once again

this time she gave in.

I always get my way

Only this time

it took forever and a day.