When dogs whimper have they
Lost temporary hope?
Do they feel distraught in
Incomprehensible emotions,
That which only a Creator or
Owner of will can fathom?
When dogs run away, are they
Purposefully searching for a new
Hobby to ignite that now passive
Conscious stream of motivation?
Do dogs relate to time equivalently
To seniors? Do dogs mature in
Cooperation to their increasing
Stature? Does a twenty four hour
Cycle dramatize to a years length
Due to how briefly they progress
Through meditative, involuntary
Phases? When pups first conceive
To reality, do they develop stranger
Anxiety? Do they imprint to a
Physical fabrication, such as a twig,
Or the perfect, snuggly blanket in a way
That keeps them bound to it for the
Upcoming stages of childhood?
Cognitively, do dogs incorporate
A language that only they themselves
Can encode with relative members
Of that nation? Do dogs consider staple
Surroundings such as a local playground
Or a parking lot to a vacant motel a
Point on interest, like how groups of
Jolly people waver to national monuments?
Do dogs instinctively wish to reprimand
And correct common law? Do dogs have
Qualifying standards? Dogs surely have
Differing opinions on the correct mushy
Patch of leaves, the proper hued fire
Hydrant and when in composition with the
Frame of a weekday or weekend, make for the
Most impromptu, exhaustive gaseous release.
When dogs enter their primary teen years,
Do they mesmerize over the picturesque
Cover poodles on tabloids and journal entries?
Are the occasional worms the understatement
For the ravaging hive-minds of zits that
Cover the scalps and chests of prepubescent
Boys going on men? As how flies do
Scuffle to pus scabs, or a decomposing, abandoned
Body part.
When dogs pass on to never ending teapots
Of savory fondue and cushions that make
Memory foam look morbid, does their life
Play like a picture book, or a stop motion animation,
Like graduations or marriages share galleries
Recorded over desktop LCD screens.
Do dogs ever forget, and try to reconcile
Through habitual methods to recover that once
Encoded memory? How one forgets their keys and intends
On checking both the pantry, fridge, and underneath
The couch.
Do dogs comprehend sinful nature,
And do they repent in forgiveness? When tots curse,
Say the Lord's name in shame, by imitating
What the media chews up and pours down their
Impressionable gobblers, like a mother bird.
Do dogs ever feel underwhelmed?
Do some days feel overrated, a motor task
As tying your shoes, but the
Lack of belly rubs make as if
You forgot double knotting and eating
Pavement with knocked out canines?
When dogs nuzzle you, do they pixelate
This present polaroid snap-shot moment
As an inner dialogue that sighs in relief
And exasperates stating,
Wow, this really is how I am going to spend
My final documented history. You, me, this bed.
Let's stay like this until the smiling Star explodes.
I could lie with you for trillions, eternity.
You flicker away the bedroom lamp and give
It one final kiss on the forehead.
You're my best friend, my prized possession,
My everything.
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Shuttle Bus 17: A Poetry Collection
PoetryPoetry from a discombobulated seventeen year old boy. From falling in love to hating parties to loving where you're from, I/you/he tries to truly understand life's prophecies through writing it all down.
