I’d like to have a dog,
a better companion
one could not ask
for
an unconditional love
like no other
always excited to see
you when you have
been away
whether you were
gone for a month
or a day
you don’t get that
kind of excitement
from humans
I don’t have a dog
because I just don’t
want to do the work
of being the dog’s
indentured, personal
poop scooper for the
rest of my life
Bob Boyd