Whittled & Loved

A Dog Poem

Dennett
Dennett
Nov 8 · 2 min read
© Dennett

He whittled out the parts that didn’t belong,
hyperplastic tissues in rebellion,
blood vessels gone awry —
carved, chisled & glued —
home with less of you,
parts unwelcome,
eager to be here
with your sis
with us
loved

Dennett

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Dennett

I was always a writer but lived in a bookkeeper’s body before I found Medium and broke free — well, almost. Working to work less and write more.

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