You Gonna Have To Serve Somebody
And “Spaz” shows me how:
Published in
Apr 1, 2021
My 14-yr old Papillon is quite happy
to shiver outside —
as long as I am there
with her
ensconced on my front porch
like a monarch
before whom
she can frolic
and tremble
and — if the need arises
protect.
Like me
she needs a god:
a somebody beyond
her quivering nose,
her urine-marked territory,
her small
bone-impacted head.
Like me
she needs to tremble
tremble
tremble.