Pets, who needs them
had a mess of them
that dog that remembered me after six years in the Navy with tears
the cat that spit when she was angry and she was angry at everybody
the kitten that slept in my shirt pocket or hung around my neck like a scarf
the dog that liked to sleep on my pillow and snored, just like me
or the one that loved to run the open hills of home scaring rabbits up for me
the cat that looked at me with wise, wise eyes and wink
or the one that sneezed itself off the footstool more then once
or the one who loved to ride the blankets as you made the bed
Pets, who needs them