Hollow Collar

Collar cut through the dark. A frightened dog arrived with a memory card sewn Into its collar. My shelter faced closure for unpaid bills. He checks it, cars. I chose truth. Danger followed. Collar stayed on the line. The day began. Uh, I worked as an animal shelter worker inside A city kennel after closing. A frightened dog arrived with a memory card sewn Into its collar. My shelter faced closure for unpaid bills. A private security firm demanded the dog back. I opened the collar before signing the release. One warning followed. They expected silence. The room changed. The next minute mattered. Home pulled behind, truth pulled ahead. No help arrived. I carried proof. I chose action. The story began. Close the exit. Count each second. Read their faces. Protect the witness. Save the evidence. Refuse the deal. Take the risk. Finish clean. Collar. Mark the time. Keep the proof. No turning back. Collar. Face the rules. Hold your nerve. Truth needs action. Collar. Take the road. Watch the clock. Home waits somewhere. Collar. Finish clean. One brave step carries us through. Collar. Collar cut through the dark. A frightened dog arrived with a memory card sewn Into its collar. My shelter faced closure for unpaid bills. He checks it, cars. I chose truth. Danger followed. Collar stayed on the line. The day began. The card showed guards abusing homeless residents. The firm cut power and opened the kennel, raised A warning, reached home. I stopped looking back. Fear stayed close. I accepted danger. That truth cut deeper. Everything changed. The wound closed. My family faced cars. Proof stayed close. Pressure stayed closer. Nobody stayed neutral. Night moved toward conflict. I protected the proof. I went toward the final step. Engines faded nearby. Blue light filled walls. My family stayed awake. The night turned narrow. Each sound carried weight. One door stayed open. Morning came slowly. The story held. Collar cut through the dark. A frightened dog arrived with a memory card sewn Into its collar. I chose truth. Danger followed. Collar stayed on the line. The day began. I built the final plan, a release. Don't need the trained search dogs. I followed them 'til the people stopped looking Away. The room chose a side. Danger passed its peak. Morning came closer. The whole place answered. Doors moved at once. The voices lost power. Proof stayed public. The last threat failed. Truth found room. The story survived. So do we. The evidence stayed public. Keep moving. Collar. Stay awake. Count the seconds. No hidden door. Collar. Hold the path. Guide the weak. Keep proof living. Collar. Break the silence. Call the street. Danger comes closer. Collar. Do it right. One final move. Opens morning. Morning, morning, morning, morning, Morning. Collar cut through the dark. A frightened dog arrived with a memory card sewn Into its collar. My shelter faced closure for unpaid bills. He checks it, cars. I chose truth. Danger followed. Woo. Collar stayed on the line. The day began. The city closed the shelter to run an inquiry. The case funded a new shelter, a protected housing Program. The innocent found room. The empty collar hung beside sunrise. The day began. I stayed standing. That never became easy. The city moved fast. We did not. We counted losses. We kept promises. No perfect ending came. Only a real one. The day began. Collar. Night is over. Raise the blind. Collar. Truth stayed standing. Lines align. Collar. Losses matter. No clean line. Collar. Names come home. Names stay high. Collar. Final heartbeat. Daylight grows. Collar. Story finished. Everybody knows. Oh. Cold bones brighten. Old fear releases. Real stories remain. Daylight fills the room. Collar. Ta-ta-ta-ta-ra, ta. Collar cut through the dark. A frightened dog arrived with a memory card sewn Into its collar. My shelter faced closure for unpaid bills. He checks it, cars. I chose truth. Danger followed. Woo. Collar stayed on the line.