your paws dig into concrete defiance
leash pulled taut like an argument unending
you meet my pleas with solid silence
your eyes say no in booming stillness
each step negotiated like a treaty
each sit an act of rebellion\'s triumph
you are a lesson in holding ground
a masterclass in unwavering resolve
bulldog with a heart so fierce
your will bends for none, not even love
and yet, within your quiet resistance
your loyalty holds like the weight of stone
how remarkable is the soft beneath toughness
how you teach me to stand firm, unyielding
and still, remind me to carry tenderness
even in moments of unrelenting truth