She whizzed through everything
Faster than the speed of a sound
She barks and chases swiftly
All things
Which are small and squeaky
That landed in the vicinity.

She was just a year and a half
When she joined me
In my solitary life
She was a gift
From a nephew.

She was named Taco Bell
Afraid that she will be named names
Like Burrito and Chorizo
I dropped Taco
And called her simply Bell.

The first time I carried her
I held her up
On top of my head
But she made a mark
I ended baptized
For the second time.

She is the house alarm every 4: 00 a.m.
The early warning device
For a tornado watch
And acts as the doorbell woman
For every delivery man.

Some years ago
I left her for a month
I went to a far away land
Across the Pacific Ocean
In a country called
The Pearl of the Orient Seas.

When I got home
I brought with me
A beautiful wife
Feisty Bell
Barked for the longest time.

One dark morning
Feisty Bell chased my wife
But the latter
Is a corker
She cannot be outwitted
By a four legged.

My wife meted Bell
A penalty of suspension
Of thirty days
From her favorite treats
Bacon and jerky.

Now there are two
Feisty women
In the house
My beautiful wife
And my adorable Bell.

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