off the chain

the time
it must have taken
to make
that dog sit,
and heel,
roll over and beg.
the treats
involved,
the patience
of the owner
repeating time
and time again
his commands
to fetch, to stop
barking, to
roll over
and play dead.
you've been that
dog before,
but now you
are off the chain,
over the fence,
running free
through the fields,
obedient to no
one anymore.