Monday, September 2, 2013

For the Love of Cheese and Puppies

I sit in the same spot every weekend morning
Second bench from the corner
Under a shade tree inhabited by birds
With extraordinarily poor metabolic timing

The neighbors think I'm crazy
That weird lady who sits in waiting
The dog lover
She has puppy envy of the worst kind

I look down into my book
Pretending I don't care
Crazy's not the worst thing to be
Imagine if I were a cat person

Good Lord

A new little guy joins the flock
Jumping, nipping, pouncing
The other dogs welcome him with reservation
He must earn his place

Whimper, whimper, ruff
Little guy acts so tough
While the others ignore
The pup implores

How about a little cheese
With my whine?

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