Dennis was a lonely man
As lonely as an old man can
His children left
His wife had died
His siblings never even tried
Christmas time was never fun
No gifts to wrap or chores to run
The TV set
From start to end
Remained this old man’s only friend
One week before this holiday
A neighbor swiftly snuck away
As he returned
Our Dennis saw
A blanket that revealed a paw
The neighbor hid the puppy fast
His son would cheer and have a blast
In envy so
Old Dennis glanced
At the dog and tail that danced
He looked around his lonely room
Disgusted by its’ obvious gloom
He gave a nod
And took a stand
This dog would make his life so grand
On Christmas Day he crossed the street
To finally this puppy meet
The window locked
He broke it down
Face covered by a mask of clown
But no one slept as he had wished
And as he for the shovel fished
The dad did charge
And in this hour
Our Dennis swung with all his power
When dad was down he turned his head
Mom and boy was out of bed
Another swing
And then one more
Until the blood was on the floor
The puppy made a quiet noise
And ran across some scattered toys
Towards the man
That stood there still
And smile because done was his will
Man and dog were from that day
As one and all seclusion went away
For Dennis found
His new best friend
And Christmas was happy, in the end
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