Dog Park

Boston Common 3/11/16

Here the tight laced business man
Dressed in a suit and tie
And his nervous but kindly Labrador
Mingle with the out-of-work schizoid
And his miniature schnauzer-corgi mix
Who looks after his master like a soldier
Over a wounded comrade.
The rottweiler sniffs the butt
Of the tiny chihuahua,
As the sophisticated woman in black
Makes a video of the little golden haired
Girl petting the amber fur
Of a little devil-faced terrier.

This is certain: man and dog
Are inseparable.
When the park is empty, and all the people
And all the dogs are at home
Asleep, they will be dreaming of people
That behave like dogs,
And dogs that behave like people.