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theatrical_muse
Mar. 14th, 2009 07:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
a_time_slipDo you have any pets? Would you like some (more)? Why / why not?
When I lived on the island, one of the little boys had a puppy that ran around and ate everything up. I would watch them play together, and as he ate the table scraps, and did little tricks for more treats. He was about like a family member to them. Later, in Florida, some neighbors had a hound. He was old, most likely blind, but he was theirs. Every day he sat there and waited for the family and they fed him and gave him a warm place. Sometimes they'd take him out there hunting.
The family that saved me when I bounced to modern times had a dog. He was big and golden and playful. He's still around actually. They treated him like family too, even letting him jump in the bed.
In the compound, we didn't have no pets. I used to ask for one and they looked at me funny. No time for pets. There was chores and lessons. Those were all there was and all that was important. I don't know how the time passed but when I traveled and saw folk with pets I wanted one. A little dog all my own.
Now, I know a lot of folk like cats but something about them is unsettling to me. I can stand to be around them, but they look at me, I think they know I'm different. They know that I'm not worthy of being an owner for some reason or not. I think the cats can see I'm a traveler.
Now that I've left it all behind me, I want a little dog. I want myself a pet that'll be there for me... like a friend. I don't know the right reason for wanting a pet, but I know I can treat him as good as any person. I heard the term 'best friend' applied to pets, and maybe that's what I'm wanting. I'm not sure but away from all tangents I'll answer. Yes, I want a pet. I want an animal friend.
MUSE: Ja'nee Taylor (Janie)
FANDOM : Original Character
WORDCOUNT: 339
When I lived on the island, one of the little boys had a puppy that ran around and ate everything up. I would watch them play together, and as he ate the table scraps, and did little tricks for more treats. He was about like a family member to them. Later, in Florida, some neighbors had a hound. He was old, most likely blind, but he was theirs. Every day he sat there and waited for the family and they fed him and gave him a warm place. Sometimes they'd take him out there hunting.
The family that saved me when I bounced to modern times had a dog. He was big and golden and playful. He's still around actually. They treated him like family too, even letting him jump in the bed.
In the compound, we didn't have no pets. I used to ask for one and they looked at me funny. No time for pets. There was chores and lessons. Those were all there was and all that was important. I don't know how the time passed but when I traveled and saw folk with pets I wanted one. A little dog all my own.
Now, I know a lot of folk like cats but something about them is unsettling to me. I can stand to be around them, but they look at me, I think they know I'm different. They know that I'm not worthy of being an owner for some reason or not. I think the cats can see I'm a traveler.
Now that I've left it all behind me, I want a little dog. I want myself a pet that'll be there for me... like a friend. I don't know the right reason for wanting a pet, but I know I can treat him as good as any person. I heard the term 'best friend' applied to pets, and maybe that's what I'm wanting. I'm not sure but away from all tangents I'll answer. Yes, I want a pet. I want an animal friend.
MUSE: Ja'nee Taylor (Janie)
FANDOM : Original Character
WORDCOUNT: 339