who gets the dog

i remember

how the neighbors

were quiet,

not yet decided on whose

side to take,

peering out

their windows at

the truck,

excited by the news.

where will she go

now, does

she have money.

what will he do, will

they both move.

and the children,

what about them,

the dog,

the cat. who's at

fault

with this mess.

who will tend to the

yard,

clean the gutters,

cut the grass?

who wins, who loses?