the pet store window

the unwanted cat

or dog

or pet in the store window

is a sad

sight to see.

you want to buy them all

and set

them free.

the tortoise, the rabbit,

the snake.

a goat? please.

just let them go,

unleashed, untethered,

unboxed, 

put them out on the streets

and let

them take

their chances.

like we do.