The Dog Who Chased My Mind
Ambassador, you,
for every alley dog. We
all come blind to
the born understanding
you bring. You who
walk on all fours who
sidle up most sneakily
to share the warmth of me,
demand a long soul scratch
between your skull’s ears to
erode my old manifestos,
breathe light into
light into light from
you, more tender
than a tongue sunk deep into
the palm of my curling hand
with nothing but your grinning
jowls, who would not let me go
without your nod of grace.
In the alley now
I watch for stones
broken in the dark
who scurry away with
the dark-informed. Here
I find a daffodil crushing
through the brick with
no blood drawn, no
helplessness, no glass
to remind me of the
jangling collar, the tepid
saunter, the gentle sniff and tail
that would say welcome,
welcome, welcome.
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