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Open Poetry #46

Me And Dog

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
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0 posted 2010-10-16 03:51 AM

Me And Dog

It didn't bother me at first...
this sleeping alone at night,
this cooking-for-one (and dog)
this waking alone to early light.

But as it gets later and later,
I sit by a desk lamp dim,
watching the midnight oil burn,
and thoughts turn to him.

There's an 18-wheeler I hear pass by
at 2:30 in the morning,
and the loneliness I should be glad for
takes me down without a warning.

Every night, it gets later and later.
Maybe soon I won't sleep at all.
Maybe I'll cover the house with words...
"I love you" written on every wall.

I tell dog daddy will be home soon
but 'soon' is not a word
either of us know-
with every 18-wheeler heard...
we've got too many nights to go.

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

1 posted 2010-10-16 04:23 AM

lonely is tough to deal with...
here is to hoping you and dog find a way to sleep...

s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
Senior Member

since 2003-10-26

Posts 1105
Watertown, NY

2 posted 2010-10-16 09:29 AM

I agree with Cpat. Enjoyed this.

-Trina.

"To decieve ones self, is truly a grueling battle. One which we're destined to lose."

Zeigeist
Member

since 2009-12-09

Posts 311
Michigan

3 posted 2010-10-16 02:22 PM

A haunting write. Well done.

Z.

Andrew Scott
Member Elite

since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

4 posted 2010-10-16 03:13 PM

Well spoken. It's good to have a dog.

"We'll chase them like rats across the tundra."

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

5 posted 2010-10-16 05:43 PM

effective 'reality write'!

... today is also officially national 'feral cat day' !

for some of us, pets are all there is ...

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