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Dumpster Puppy
I found a puppy in the trash,
A little scruffy, full of sass.
He wagged his tail, he licked my face,
And sniffed around the dirty place.
 
I said, “Oh, Dumpster Puppy, come,
Let’s take you home.
This is no place for a pup to roam”
He jumped in boxes, chewed my shoe,
He even tried to eat my glue.
 
He rolled in mud, he stole my fries,
He chased the cat, then jumped so high.
He napped on couches, tore my shirt,
And dug a hole right in the dirt.
 
I smiled and said, “You’re so much fun,
My Dumpster Puppy, you are the one!”
But then my mom came through the door,
And screamed, “What is that on the floor?!”
 
He is our new pup, what should be name him
Her face turned pale, her eyes went dim.
she screamed so loud, you could hear her from the moon—
“That’s not a puppy, that’s a raccoon!”
 
(Inspired by an actual dumpster puppy named Buck and a raccoon-like human named Jake)

Dumpster Puppy

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