the dog that bites you

i stick my leg

out the door to see how

cold it is,

and a stray

dog bites me.

it's not a good start

to the day.

i clean up the blood

and bandage the wound.

i limp back

to the door

and see the dog is still 

there.

he's waiting for me,

his friend,

a bigger dog, too.

i'm a good person.

why is this happening

to me?