I almost killed a dog

Or...did I really kill it?

How was I supposed to know...

It wasn't the first time I saw a dog

and it probably wasn't the last time I'll see a dog...

It was tied to a post full of christmas trees.
It was there, innocent, a golden retriever
with big, pitiful eyes....
I was taken by those big, pitiful eyes

So, i reached down to pet him/her
although i was hesitant
because most dogs wouldn't allow me to pet them

but this dog did
and i was touched

it was then i felt an immediate attachment to the dog
and then my group and I went into the cafe that was nearby
I bought a rainbow cookie
I took a bite
our teacher and I talked...and talked for a while
most of our group and I finally came out

and I was tempted to feed the dog my cookie
just a piece, that's all
so, i took the bitten cookie from my bag
and faced the cookie toward the dog
the golden retriever was amazed
i swayed the cookie forward and back from him
i was almost about to just take it away but...
instead, i let it touch its pitiful mouth
and i though it was just gonna take a witty bitty bite
but instead, it took the whole thing

it's crazy, how i forgot about dog's instincts
but unfortunately, i almost forgot about the dog's species
it was a great commotion
as the others around me were shocked, distraught, panicky
it was all spelled out:
I fed the dog chocolate
and
chocolate is poison to a dog
The owner was right inside the cafe
the owner could've been rich
he could sue
i said sorry like multiple times
and prayed that the dog survived
because i almost killed it