Panther

It seems in dreams we can get anything anywhere.  Even the last panther at the hardware store.  We bought him on a whim.  It was not a planned buy.  I kinda like him representing rebirth.  He was hard to control, certainly, but not ominous whatsoever.

From the Online Dream Dictionary:

To see a panther in your dream signifies lurking danger and enemies working to do you harm. It represents darkness, death, and rebirth. On a more positive note, panthers signify power, beauty and/or grace. Consider the feel of your dream to determine which meaning applies.      

I dreamed we bought a panther

At the hardware store.

He was the only panther left.

On Special.

It was hard to get him

In the cart,

Then

It was hard

To get him through the checkout line,

Then

It was hard

To fit him in the car,

But somehow we did.

I dreamed a panther,

A Sleek

Beautiful

Black

Panther.

He was on sale,

The very last one,

In the hardware store.

Now he is ours,

Except it seems,

Like all wild creatures,

He will never be

Completely ours.

No matter how much

We paid.