They smile and wave when they see you,
Surely they mean to be friends,
You are ripe with anticipation,
Eager to make their acquaintances,
This will soon fade,
For their smiles are laced with deceit,
And their true intentions, deplorable,
Your brother never was as trusting,
His gaze meets the same eyes as yours,
His stomach drops, he knows, you see it on his face,
But you are innocent, and trusting,
Your lips have never tasted heartbreak,
Offering him hope you whisper, have faith,
He lost his long ago yet perks up,
For he must be strong, for you,
They begin take him,
The only one you have in the entire world,
You cry out to them, begging them not to,
The same smiles look back at you,
But suddenly they seem cold,
Your brother is silent as they drag him off,
He can see the panic on your face,
Gathering his composure he whispers, “I believe”,
Then he is gone, and you are alone,
Even surrounded by your peers, you are alone,
And for the first time in your life you take the time to really look around,
Home isn’t home without family,
You are surrounded by a cage, a cage you never wanted to leave when he was here,
But now that you are ready to you realize you are trapped,
Not knowing what to do you curl up in to a ball and begin to cry,
Your neighbor tells you with kindness that everything will be okay,
Finally understanding what it means to lose faith you realize it won’t,
A piece of paper casually falls into this cage you once called home,
In thick black ink it reads, male Pomeranian $599