but
a dog will die if left to it’s own devices
and a dog lacks the help of an army of
writers
and a dog
is not fed on poetry

however
it hurts like a dying dog
to be disconnected from a love of mine
like this pup
when i just want to rock and hold it
but i’m overwhelmed with life
(for the um…. 20th time three years)
children have a way of doing that