Pleasant
I awoke at 6:15, she was already waiting.
I rose, dragged myself to the kitchen, 1 ½ cups.
She ate while I dressed, I stared at the bed.
My hair uncombed, I readied the leash.
Somewhere a bird chirped.
We left in the early morning stillness,
nary a soul in sight.
The leash uncoils and retracts, uncoil, retract, out, in.
She pees.
The bird chirps again.
I remember the bed.
Uncoil, retract, out, in.
She sniffs, endlessly, there’s no end.
Dogs never bore with sniffing, it’s what they do.
They also go on the grass.
I look to see if anyone else is around.
She walks off, uncoil, retract, out, in, she sniffs.
I hold my nose, stoop down, and use a bag to pick it up.
There is a bag, sturdy grocery bag, plastic,
between my hand and the stuff.
Its not enough, it will never be enough.
The dog watches me pick it up.
We walk back, done for the morning.
The dog sniffs, I carry the bag.
I guess its not tied tightly enough, I sniff.
Pleasant.
I awoke at 6:15, she was already waiting.
I rose, dragged myself to the kitchen, 1 ½ cups.
She ate while I dressed, I stared at the bed.
My hair uncombed, I readied the leash.
Somewhere a bird chirped.
We left in the early morning stillness,
nary a soul in sight.
The leash uncoils and retracts, uncoil, retract, out, in.
She pees.
The bird chirps again.
I remember the bed.
Uncoil, retract, out, in.
She sniffs, endlessly, there’s no end.
Dogs never bore with sniffing, it’s what they do.
They also go on the grass.
I look to see if anyone else is around.
She walks off, uncoil, retract, out, in, she sniffs.
I hold my nose, stoop down, and use a bag to pick it up.
There is a bag, sturdy grocery bag, plastic,
between my hand and the stuff.
Its not enough, it will never be enough.
The dog watches me pick it up.
We walk back, done for the morning.
The dog sniffs, I carry the bag.
I guess its not tied tightly enough, I sniff.
Pleasant.
