you were huge for a puppy
and so charming and intelligent
your eyes had a glint that
made it clear you were understanding
you were bilingual,
and we couldn't explain how
we never taught you
your name in spanish
or how to shield a grown woman
from pepper spray and rubber bullets
we never taught you to lie on your belly
whenever you found blood
and we most definitely never taught you
to fear him
my dear bear,
you were smarter than we gave you credit for
you were just wronged by stupid humans
