this is an old poem from my files. i pulled it out and started changing it a bit:
bow wow
i always knew
you loved your dogs more
than you ever loved me
their fur was softer
to the touch than mine
their devotion more readily seen
and love returned.
in point of fact
eagerly given.
rolling over on their backs
submissively offered up bellies
legs spread wide
you often pointed this out
with a laugh that really wasn't.
i always knew
how could i not?
you cried when one or the other
came down with some canine ill
paid the bill without complaint
yet left me to fend for myself
in stitches with a laugh
that wasn't.
not really.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
Sherry,
This is excellent! I felt the emotions even though the words for the emotions themselves were not revealed. Sad and beautiful.
You go, Poet-Woman!
thanks. it'd an older one, but i thought it was a pretty good one.
It is a very good one and thank you for sharing it. Keep them coming, old or new!
Post a Comment