All Japanese Girl Rolls

My mother had to put Rocket down last night. He had a good run.

The Dog by Russell Edson

A dog hangs in the kitchen , his back stuck to the ceiling. An old woman tries to work him loose with the handle of her broom.
The dog struggles, but the more he struggles the deeper he sinks into the ceiling. He growls and snaps. He implores and whines, swallowing and chewing; his tongue curling in and out of his mouth, as though he lapped water...

Finally only the dark little dots of his footpads can be seen. They hear him whining inside the ceiling...

The dog...? says the old woman.
The dog is ruined, says her husband.
The dog...? says the old woman.
It's the ceiling, says her husband.
The dog...? says the old woman.
It ate the dog, the ceiling ate the dog, says her husband.
The dog...? says the old woman.
...The dog, says the old man.