{"id":67,"date":"2026-05-13T21:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/inkwell\/?p=67"},"modified":"2026-05-13T21:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:27:11","slug":"doghouse-by-eliot-alonzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/inkwell\/2026\/05\/13\/doghouse-by-eliot-alonzo\/","title":{"rendered":"doghouse by Eliot Alonzo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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i’m not a bad dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i’m sorry i bit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you gave me a collar,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a name,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a home <\/s>house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i wish to be invited into your home<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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you’re not a bad dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you don’t just bite<\/p>\n\n\n\n

your collar pokes and pods,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you don’t answer to your name,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you burst from your house<\/p>\n\n\n\n

to our home<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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i’m not a bad dog<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i don’t deserve this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i try to stay away from bugs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and you keep me from you<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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you’re not a bad dog<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you bring us dirt,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and fleas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and love in whatever form you can.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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i’m not a bad dog<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i don’t know where i am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i’m scared<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i’m tired<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i want to go home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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you’re not a good dog<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i’m sorry it has to be like this<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you’re too dangerous<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you just have to go to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

this is home now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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