The Monster Go check out The Monster, said kids at the park. Look in that store window. Don't go after dark! I drove to the pet shop and gagged at the sight. The animal bubbling in heat and sunlight. Raw purple with blisters and pus globbing out; I wanted to jail him. The landlord. The lout. So sweetly I paid for The Monster and cage. The owner? audacious. Inside I bled rage. On to the vets and the meds and the creams, Hand feedings, surgery, group prayers and dreams. The Old One abandoned in front of the store; Stuffed in that window to suffer far more? She now has a home and a life blessed with love: A Walt Disney ending that dreams are made of. More Monsters? You bet ya. So desperate for care. Please visit your shelters and volunteer there. Or bring home A Monster, abandoned and old. To nurture.. and pray for.. and dream of.. and hold. Lisette [Posted in FML issue 3804]