My K-9

Do you see the trip wire?
And the K-9?
My team of professionals
Guarding what's mine
Meat doesn't entice
These fierce beasts
Poised to attack
Never conceding defeat
Responding only to my command
Not to any outside hand
For you could be just any man
Worthy of the treasure at stake?
Do you know and have what it takes?
What it takes is a connection
Built by love and affection
Based on a foundation of trust
Only then will they calm
Wary but calm
And allow you into the fortress
By far not homefree
But closer to me
And the part that most never see.

- Nicolle