Changed

You've changed, you know.
You used to be kind
Let me inside
Let me up on the chair
And sit with you
We'd watch TV together
Oh, those happy days.
But you're different now
And K doesn't think it's fair
I'm not inside after tea
And next to you,
No, it's not me
But someone else
Who isn't a dog person
Doesn't like me in the house
So now,
You've bought me a dog house.
So you're kicking me out?
K doesn't like that
Neither do I.
I protest.
When I don't come in
When you've finished dining
I wait at the step for an hour and a half
But do I get inside?
No.
Not at all.
So I protest;
I rip up your chequebook.
To remind you I'm still here.
And now K is upset
That you're putting me outside
B wouldn't do that to me.
P and D, no way.
You wouldn't either...
Back then.
I'm a part of this family
Sure, almost invisible to you
But a member still
And K thinks I deserve attention
For being a good girl
A special dog
And a beautiful being
And she pets me and loves me
And I give her puppy kisses in return
But you're out almost always
And K goes to school
P and D are at work
So I sit in the backyard
Guarding my food from no-one
Barking at birds;
It's only natural
If it weren't, they could be my friends
When you're not around.
Well at least you feed me
Give me blankets on which to rest
You don't hit me or yell
But it's what you don't say and do
That can hurt the most
So you know what I think?
I think you've changed.